xp shuts down all by itself

[Peter Foldes]

XP shuts down all by itself unexpectedly. Can someone advise on possible =
error or fix please.

Thank you



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[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Peter Foldes wrote:
> XP shuts down all by itself unexpectedly. Can someone advise on
> possible error or fix please.
>
> Thank you

Peter

The system is encountering a fatal error and you have the option set for it
to automatically restart when this occurs. Open Control
Panel/System/Advanced tab/Start Up and Recovery section/Settings button.
Remove the check mark from the Automatically Restart option. This will allow
the error to be displayed the next time it occurs.

You might also want to go to Start/Run and type: eventvwr.msc and press
OK. In the event Viewer, click on each of the items in the left side menu
and look for any Red X error messages that correspond to the last time this
behavior happened. Double click the entry to see the details of the error.
This may give you a clue as to program/hardware is causing the problem.

Another thing to look at is Start/Run, type: msinfo32 and press OK.
Expand the Components item and click on the Problem Devices. If there is an
entry for a hardware device there, it could be where the problem is coming
from.

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[Peter Foldes]

Thank you very much Ronnie. Much appreciated.


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"Ronnie Vernon MVP" > wrote in message =
...
> Peter Foldes wrote:
> > XP shuts down all by itself unexpectedly. Can someone advise on
> > possible error or fix please.
> >
> > Thank you
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> Peter
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> The system is encountering a fatal error and you have the option set =
for it
> to automatically restart when this occurs. Open Control

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Peter Foldes wrote:
> Thank you very much Ronnie. Much appreciated.
>
>

Peter

Your Welcome, Hope this helped.

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[Peter Foldes]

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" > wrote in message =
...
> Peter Foldes wrote:
> > XP shuts down all by itself unexpectedly. Can someone advise on
> > possible error or fix please.
> >
> > Thank you
>=20
> Peter
>=20
> The system is encountering a fatal error and you have the option set =
for it
> to automatically restart when this occurs. Open Control
> Panel/System/Advanced tab/Start Up and Recovery section/Settings =
button.
> Remove the check mark from the Automatically Restart option. This will =
allow
> the error to be displayed the next time it occurs.
>=20
> You might also want to go to Start/Run and type: eventvwr.msc and =
press
> OK. In the event Viewer, click on each of the items in the left side =
menu
> and look for any Red X error messages that correspond to the last time =
this
> behavior happened. Double click the entry to see the details of the =
error.
> This may give you a clue as to program/hardware is causing the =
problem.
>=20
> Another thing to look at is Start/Run, type: msinfo32 and press =
OK.
> Expand the Components item and click on the Problem Devices. If there =
is an
> entry for a hardware device there, it could be where the problem is =
coming
> from.
>=20
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> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>=20
> Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>=20
>

[Peter Foldes]

Ronnie

Upon removing the Automatic Restart option I got the error. The argument =
was addressed at an address and it pointed to the Video Card. Had a =
spare and threw it in and the problem was solved. Again thank you and =
very much appreciated.


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"Ronnie Vernon MVP" > wrote in message =
...
> Peter Foldes wrote:
> > XP shuts down all by itself unexpectedly. Can someone advise on
> > possible error or fix please.
> >
> > Thank you
>=20
> Peter
>=20
> The system is encountering a fatal error and you have the option set =
for it
> to automatically restart when this occurs. Open Control
> Panel/System/Advanced tab/Start Up and Recovery section/Settings =
button.
> Remove the check mark from the Automatically Restart option. This will =
allow
> the error to be displayed the next time it occurs.
>=20
> You might also want to go to Start/Run and type: eventvwr.msc and =
press
> OK. In the event Viewer, click on each of the items in the left side =
menu
> and look for any Red X error messages that correspond to the last time =
this
> behavior happened. Double click the entry to see the details of the =
error.
> This may give you a clue as to program/hardware is causing the =
problem.
>=20
> Another thing to look at is Start/Run, type: msinfo32 and press =
OK.
> Expand the Components item and click on the Problem Devices. If there =
is an
> entry for a hardware device there, it could be where the problem is =
coming
> from.
>=20
> --=20
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>=20
> Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>=20
>

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Peter Foldes wrote:
> Ronnie
>
> Upon removing the Automatic Restart option I got the error. The
> argument was addressed at an address and it pointed to the Video
> Card. Had a spare and threw it in and the problem was solved. Again
> thank you and very much appreciated.
>

Peter

Your very welcome, glad this helped.
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