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Yikes! My computer keeps restarting itself! ( Windows XP HELP )
Posted on 08/17/2004 4:00:25 PM PDT by sushiman
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:00:25 PM PDT
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
Give me an L . . .give me an I . . .give me an N . . .give me a U . . . give me an X
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:01:43 PM PDT
by
ChadGore
(Vote Bush. He's Earned It.)
To: sushiman
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:01:47 PM PDT
by
passionfruit
(passionate about my politics, and from the land of fruits and nuts)
To: sushiman
I was wondering what this switch does.
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:01:58 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Here, bite down on this.)
To: sushiman
I believe there was a virus of some sort running around a few weeks ago that would shut down Windows.
Do you have up-to-date virus software on your computer and have you run a virus scan lately?
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:02:08 PM PDT
by
So Cal Rocket
(Fabrizio Quattrocchi: "Adesso vi faccio vedere come muore un italiano")
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: sushiman
If it does not give you an error message (like a countdown, which was the clue for those worms a few months ago) I would suggest it could be the following: Bad Memory (not likely), Bad Power Supply, Overheating (get another fan).
If the computer stays up long enough, go into Control Panels, Administrative Tools, Event Viewer and The the System Tab, look for any Red/White X's and Tell us what it says
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:03:06 PM PDT
by
rightisright
(E Tan E Epi Tas)
To: sushiman
Check the cooling fan on your processor. Processors can overheat very quickly (especially AMD processors) if the fan unit isn't properly mounted, or isn't working at all. Also, check your BIOS settings to see if some other threshold isn't being exceeded.
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:03:09 PM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
("This house is sho' gone crazy!")
To: sushiman
Most likely it is blue-screening due to a hardware conflict but you have it set up to reboot instead of showing the error. Think back on any hardware you may have added. Also do a Winodws update and a BIOS update to be sure you have the latest drivers.
If you are administrator, go into the following:
Start --> Administrative Tools --> Events. Find the events in red and then go to this website to try and resolve:
http://www.eventid.net/
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:03:30 PM PDT
by
wireplay
To: sushiman
My husband is a computer genious! And when that happenned to me he installed every anti virus fire wall etc available.
The real problem? Overheated! All the upgrading of hardware had outgrown the fan.
Best, Sarah
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:03:35 PM PDT
by
Sarah
Comment #11 Removed by Moderator
To: sushiman
Not enough info to diagnose--have you considered reformatting and reinstalling Windows?
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:03:48 PM PDT
by
ECM
To: So Cal Rocket
Your wife might be giving you an editorial comment, virus wise.
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:04:01 PM PDT
by
Thebaddog
(Woof if you love America!)
To: sushiman
I don't know why you're having that problem, but starting around 11:00 PM CDT last night, through now, I've been getting kicked off every 10-15 mins. According to my ISP there's something weird going on all over the Internet. But I was wondering if you or anyone else is having the same problem I am. I'm running XP on a dial up.
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:04:20 PM PDT
by
LakeLady
(sKerry's fatuity is equaled only by his cowardice.)
To: sushiman
Desktop or laptop? How old? If a desktop, is there a chance your RAM has become unseated?
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:04:36 PM PDT
by
GummyIII
(I'm doin' better than I deserve!)
To: sushiman
Here's another vote for overheating. Had the problem a few months back.
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:04:44 PM PDT
by
JennysCool
(The Clinton Legacy: Sandy Berger's Pants)
To: William Creel
Change keyboards if crud is present, it could cause this problem.
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:04:44 PM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(GEORGE WASHINGTON is nothing like a communist tyrant as stated by Kerry.)
To: sushiman
Look at your event viewer. It might give you a clue.
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:04:58 PM PDT
by
tje
To: LakeLady
According to my ISP there's something weird going on all over the Internet Maybe your Beeber is stuned.
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posted on
08/17/2004 4:05:14 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(I want to die in my sleep like Gramps -- not yelling and screaming like those in his car)
To: sushiman
Your problem sounds just like when my power supply went a few months ago.
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