Could not read memory from

Hello XP Experts! Windows XP problem? please help?

My computer started showing some problems like "could not read memory from"----- something it shows blue caption with white words saying win xp has stopped working due to some problem. Sometimes it does not boot properly close and starts many times. I tried to repair it with windows cd but few files were not copied saying these are corrupt. I formatted it and and installed fresh xp then I went to Microsoft site to updated. After downloading few files it restarted and again behaving as it was doing before I installed new Xp. My earlier xp installation worked for 9 months. Please help what to do. How to solve this. Is there free software that can repair Xp? What are the indications if RAM is not working properly

Solution:-It is likely that your RAM is damaged. When you rebot your computer there will be a error message saying on the start up screen (I am talking abou the very first screen which appears when you start your PC) "Memory Test Failed" or "Could not read Memory" as you've mentioned. In that case you need to change the RAM before you re-install Windows XP. FYI there is nothing wrong with Window XP.

In order to re-confirm if the RAM is having problem you can go to Control Panel>System and view what is the RAM size (if you could remeber what was the RAM size before). If you find the RAM size have decreased then is most likely that one of your RAM is damaged