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Since installing SP2 my computer randomly reboots!!!!
I installed SP2 when it was released and almost
immeadiately afterwards my computer began to randomly restart, and once having restarted it would just restart again and again and again, without ever loading up XP. The only way to stop this cycle was to unplug the computer from the mains, leave it a few minutes and then load up again. The problem seems to happen entirely randomly, sometimes it happens 5 minutes after I load up, sometimes 5 hours, and has happened when I have been using a whole variety of different programs and does not seem to be related to just any one process or program I initiate. I have uninstalled all other programs I installed around this time (which were only one or two games) and have run virus checks (Norton) as well as anti-spyware software. All of which have said my computer is clean, yet the problem persists and means I am losing lots of time and work as my computer suddenly reboots without warning. Please help |
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Since installing SP2 my computer randomly reboots!!!!
Make sure your microsoft firewall is on. Need help? Open
help and support and search for "firewall. I also noticed you didn't include spyware scans for those free downloads to help with everything they promise but don't tell you about startup programs and registry items that fool with your pc. If you don't have reliable spyware removal, you can it with spybot free at : http://www.net-integration.net/index.php? page=spybotsd#clean I suggest you run the spybot scan. It will run awhile. WHen finished ,clean recommended. Some entries will be in memory. The program ask if you would like to fix at next boot up. Reply yes It has an automatic backup so you can restore fixes. You'll also need to remove startup registry items also , highjackthis is available free at: http://www.net-integration.net/index.php? They can help you with interpreting logs. Just follow their instructions -----Original Message----- I installed SP2 when it was released and almost immeadiately afterwards my computer began to randomly restart, and once having restarted it would just restart again and again and again, without ever loading up XP. The only way to stop this cycle was to unplug the computer from the mains, leave it a few minutes and then load up again. The problem seems to happen entirely randomly, sometimes it happens 5 minutes after I load up, sometimes 5 hours, and has happened when I have been using a whole variety of different programs and does not seem to be related to just any one process or program I initiate. I have uninstalled all other programs I installed around this time (which were only one or two games) and have run virus checks (Norton) as well as anti-spyware software. All of which have said my computer is clean, yet the problem persists and means I am losing lots of time and work as my computer suddenly reboots without warning. Please help . |
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Since installing SP2 my computer randomly reboots!!!!
Sorry, I should have mentioned that I've already run Spy
bot over my system and deleted all the things it turned up. -----Original Message----- Make sure your microsoft firewall is on. Need help? Open help and support and search for "firewall. I also noticed you didn't include spyware scans for those free downloads to help with everything they promise but don't tell you about startup programs and registry items that fool with your pc. If you don't have reliable spyware removal, you can it with spybot free at : http://www.net-integration.net/index.php? page=spybotsd#clean I suggest you run the spybot scan. It will run awhile. WHen finished ,clean recommended. Some entries will be in memory. The program ask if you would like to fix at next boot up. Reply yes It has an automatic backup so you can restore fixes. You'll also need to remove startup registry items also , highjackthis is available free at: http://www.net-integration.net/index.php? They can help you with interpreting logs. Just follow their instructions -----Original Message----- I installed SP2 when it was released and almost immeadiately afterwards my computer began to randomly restart, and once having restarted it would just restart again and again and again, without ever loading up XP. The only way to stop this cycle was to unplug the computer from the mains, leave it a few minutes and then load up again. The problem seems to happen entirely randomly, sometimes it happens 5 minutes after I load up, sometimes 5 hours, and has happened when I have been using a whole variety of different programs and does not seem to be related to just any one process or program I initiate. I have uninstalled all other programs I installed around this time (which were only one or two games) and have run virus checks (Norton) as well as anti-spyware software. All of which have said my computer is clean, yet the problem persists and means I am losing lots of time and work as my computer suddenly reboots without warning. Please help . . |
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