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My computer randomly restarts for no reason.
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Mole55
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8. January 2005 @ 04:42 |
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Can somone help me, my computer just randomly restarts and sometimes when i get back to the desktop it says your computer has recovered from a serious error.
someone please help me
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8. January 2005 @ 04:54 |
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You'r not the only one there. EXACTLY the same happens to me and it's a bugger as I do things that take a while. I was shrinking down a movie, 4 hours later - 98% restarted. I could have chucked the thing outta the window..
Any Help Guys?
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Mole55
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8. January 2005 @ 05:04 |
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Mik3h I know, i was downloading a file for my pc that took like 5 hours and at 94% it restarted. I was sooo mad. I really want to fix this problem.
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Auslander
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8. January 2005 @ 05:27 |
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well, for most of your restarts, i would say it's an overheating issue. but someone with much more knowledge in this area will come along soon and help you out. i am curious as to what operating system you are running, what processor, how many fans, etc? some basic information may be of use to those who will attempt to diagnose your problem.
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Mole55
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8. January 2005 @ 05:30 |
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well my pc is compaq presario, my system is windows xp, i think i have one medium sized fan.
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DynoO
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8. January 2005 @ 07:06 |
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i dont think its over heating it just started happening 2 like 10 people i know and a few computers in my dads car dealership..it seems like some freeky shits happening it started all at once
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Mole55
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8. January 2005 @ 07:13 |
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Well, this was happening to me a few months ago and i was so sick of it that i just formated my whole pc and started fresh. it stopped happening until now.
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DynoO
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8. January 2005 @ 07:17 |
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i just started rehappening like 2 weeks ago?
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Mole55
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8. January 2005 @ 07:20 |
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about 1 week ago.
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8. January 2005 @ 08:59 |
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Its the same for me at work, im happerly (well i say happerly) when the thing just restarts and losses all my work, and seems to happen 2 mins b4 my boss comes in and tells me off 4 doing nothin, ne ideas, pretty sure its not overheating either
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Mole55
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8. January 2005 @ 09:10 |
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Ya I am pretty sure mine isnt overheating either.
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dlc2000
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8. January 2005 @ 09:20 |
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im not too sure what the problem is but have ran any spyware removal tools or any antivirus tools ? some times viruses and spyware have been known to crash computers . if you dont think its hardware related than it could very well be viruses or spyware .
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mesh
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8. January 2005 @ 09:41 |
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OK, It could be a few things.
Power supply- A common culprit for random restarting, if power supply is bad replace immediatley, when power supplys go out, they tend to take your motherboard and ram with them to the grave.
Overheating is a possibility, take the cover off your case and run the computer for several days, make sure its being ventilated, if the problem improves or goes away there is your solution, add more fans and a better heatsink for the processor.
Its also possible you could have a virus, make sure you have anti-virus software up to date and scan your system, viruses like msblast and its hundreds of variants like netsky would cause systems to restart.
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8. January 2005 @ 09:47 |
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at work a few months ago we had a netsky virus, so that would make sense
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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8. January 2005 @ 11:23 |
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run ad-aware se & spybot s&d for spyware, run avg7(free version) besides your antivirus program & also do an online scan with www.antivirus.com free housecall for viruses. empty your windows cookies, temp & temporary internet folders first before running programes. check your msconfig/startup for things not to be there
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Mole55
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8. January 2005 @ 15:50 |
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Thanks, ill start to scan my pc, and look for the spyware stuff.
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DynoO
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8. January 2005 @ 16:37 |
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i dunno if thats it i scanned for virus' nothing 3 diff progs...i did spyware/adwear scan..3 progs and nothing fixed it...i dunno if someone finds something post it
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8. January 2005 @ 21:34 |
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Most of the time the PSU (Power Supply Unit) is the culprit when people are "randomly restarting" for no reason. It could also be heat related but doubtful.
You say you guys have checked for a virus, so I'm guessing your PSU is overheating and restarting or it's not giving you enough power on a certain line(s).
Those of you that are having the weird restart problem... Could you guys post what brand of PSU you have as well as it's wattage. Also, all the hardware that's connected to your computer.
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Mole55
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9. January 2005 @ 04:39 |
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Um could you please tell me where I can find the info on my pcu. Also, I have bluetooth wireless, asus video card, and wireless internet card.
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9. January 2005 @ 04:47 |
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right should b on the psu itself, i have nothin extra just mointer on the motherboard, mouse, keyboard, and lan, thats it. PSU should be albe to cope fine.
System 1 :- Main PC: AMD XP 3200+ - OC Slightly 2.31Ghz, 1024 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive, 1 x 60GB Hard Drive, ATI 9600XT (256 MB)Graphics Card.
Laptop 1: 1GB DDR2 Ram, 100Gb Samsung HDD, ATI X700 128mb Graphics Card.
System 2: Downloading PC: AMD Sempron 2500+, 512 MB DDR PC2700, 1 x 40GB Hard Drive.
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Mole55
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9. January 2005 @ 04:50 |
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Well, this was happening to me a few months ago and i was so sick of it that i just formated my whole pc and started fresh. it stopped happening until now.
as i said before, I had to format my whole pc, and then it was fine. I dont think its a PCU problem.
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hijacker
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9. January 2005 @ 05:14 |
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First of all it is not your power supply or PSU,I can tell you that.Go to www.microsoft.com and in the search window type "windows has recovered from a serious error" in the window.You will get some documentation from the error that you have received and a download patch for the problem.Tips from me:
1 make sure you have at least one gig hard drive space. 2.Make sure your CPU is not running at 100% all of the time.You may have some spyware crashing your system.Microsoft has a free beta version of their spyware remover at www.microsoft.com.Also a good registry cleaner will help kill spyware apps.go to www.ccleaner.com for a free registry cleaner.
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Mole55
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9. January 2005 @ 05:15 |
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Thanks Hijacker, I will try all those sites and try to fix the problem. :)
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hijacker
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9. January 2005 @ 05:20 |
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P.S: Spybot and ad-adware won't help.The maker of spybot does not make updates anymore and ad-aware you have to purchase a full copy to get updates.Atleast microsofts beta has updates and runs automatically.Or webroot has a good spyware remover.Can't think of it's name.
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Mole55
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9. January 2005 @ 05:21 |
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ok, thanks.
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