Windows Just Reboots

[Donny]

Computer just on it's own when ever it gets a notion
reboots (seems worse while online dial-up).

Sometimes I get this blue screen that says: "beginning memory dump".

Any ideas
Thanks donny

[Patrick Keenan]

"Donny" > wrote in message
...
> Computer just on it's own when ever it gets a notion
> reboots (seems worse while online dial-up).
>
> Sometimes I get this blue screen that says: "beginning memory dump".
>
> Any ideas
> Thanks donny

It does this because it's crashed, and the default action is to reboot.
Right clicl on My Computer, Properties. Choose the Advanced tab, then click
on "Settings" under Startup and Recovery. In the lower section. there's a
check beside "automatically restart". Remove this checkmark and choose
Apply and OK back to teh desktop. Probably won't hurt to restart.

Now, instead of restarting, your computer will tell you something when it
crashes. It may even tell you something useful, that can help you find and
fix the problem.

HTH
-pk

[Kelly]

Hi Donny,

By default when WinXP encounters a system failure, it reboots without
warning. The setting that controls this can be changed:

Control Panel/System/Advanced/Settings (Startup & Recovery)/System
Failure/Uncheck-Automatically Restart.

You can use Event Viewer to view and manage the event logs, gather
information about hardware and software problems, and monitor Windows
security events.

To view the event log: Administrative Tools/Event Viewer or
Start/Run/eventvwr.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q308427

And also:

Go to Start/Run/Msinfo32/Hardware Resources, Components/Problem Devices and
Software Environment/Windows Error Reporting.

Go to Help and Support/Pick a Task (right side)/Use Tools to view.../(left
pane)My Computer Information/(right pane)View the status of my system
hardware and software/Hardware/Update and Troubleshooters.

How to Troubleshoot Hardware and Software Driver Problems
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q322205

Try running the DirectX Tool: Start/Run/Dxdiag, Lower Hardware Acceleration
(Display/Settings/Advanced/Troubleshoot/Hardware Acceleration).

--
All the Best,
Kelly

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"Donny" > wrote in message
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> Computer just on it's own when ever it gets a notion
> reboots (seems worse while online dial-up).
>
> Sometimes I get this blue screen that says: "beginning memory dump".
>
> Any ideas
> Thanks donny
>
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