NEED HELP WITH MEMTEST!

[shniggies]

not sure why, but im getting an error trying to install memtest, it keeps giving me "cannot find file rawwrite" but i can see it clearly there in the folder. I tried both versions, same result.. please help

 

[clumsum]

Have you attempted the following instructions?

3) Installation
===============
Memtest86 is a stand alone program that cannot be executed under windows and must
be loaded from a floppy disk.

To install Memtest86:
- Extract the files from the zip archive
- Open the directory where the files were extracted and click on "install.bat".
- The install program will prompt you for the floppy drive and also prompt you to
insert a blank floppy.
- To run Memtest86 leave the floppy in the drive and reboot.

NOTE: After the boot floppy has been created you will not be able to read the floppy
from windows. This is normal.

 

[Escalade]

"cannot find file rawwrite" but i can see it clearly there in the folder

I believe it has to do with long file names, try putting the files into a folder off the root drive (i.e ?c:\?) with 8 characters or less in it?s name.

 

[shniggies]

yes, i've tried all those things, still no luck....

 

[clumsum]

You must open (double=click) on the downloaded, un-zipped "install.bat" file under windows and let the program open, and then follow the command prompt instructions (on the black rawrite screen) and select drive: A ...... then let the program execute to a blank floppy disk.
After that you just let your pc re-boot to the same floppy and Memtest will run automatically.

You must use windows to create the bootable floppy ........ but not to run the actual memory test.

 

[shniggies]

I opened this file in windows, and in command prompt, but the same result...