[tsmonk]

I am dual booting Windows 7 Pro 64bit and XP Pro 32bit. While the XP installation runs fine with 4GB (2x2GB) of RAM, Windows 7 will freeze or BSOD. When I first installed Windows 7 I had 8GB of identical sticks (4x2GB)and things seemed to go smoothly. With in 48 hours the computer would continually freeze and I noticed that half the Windows updates failed. Unable to resolve the update issue, I did an upgrade (repair?) from the DVD that did not go well. The first attempt froze and the second attempt BSOD'd. I read somewhere that there where issues installing Window 7 on older systems with more than 2GB ram so tried again with just one 2GB stick and was successful. All updates installed and there were had no other issues so I put in another 2GB of RAM and with about an hour or so the computer froze. It did this three times and finally it blue screened. Here is what I have done so far:

1. Checked the PSU with a multi meter at idle and under load (Prime 95). All
voltages within specs.
2. Ran Memtest 86+ separately on each RAM module in DIMM 1 for about two hours each.
No errors.
3. Checked temps with Speedfan. Nothing unusually high. The GPU was a little warm at 63deg. C
but it is a silent card so I guess that's OK.
4. Tested the GPU with a program whose name I can't recall. No errors.

So that's where I stand now, stumped! I can't understand why the XP Pro runs fine with 4GB of RAM (aside from being bloated and in need of clean install) and Windows 7 craps out with the same RAM configuration.

Here is my setup. Epox EP-MF570 SLI, AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+, Asus GeForce 7300GT (Silent). GSkill F2-6400CL6D 8GB (4x2GB). I built this system in 2007 so It's old, like me. Also, I ran Whocrashed and have a report but I don't know how to save the file. Any help would be appreciated.

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