Re: Complete Crash without Blue Screen

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Can you run MCE if you start it manually after booting up in Normal Mode?
"Don Deacon" <ddeacon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:AA10782E-B4B4-422F-BE4A-3813C0792B3C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well this has been crashing all afternoon (every time I restart and is has done it about 7-8 times) and I noticed it crashes at the same point when Windows launches and shortly after the Media Center Splash Screen comes up. I booted into safe mode (MCE doesn't auto launch in safe mode so it wasn't running those times I said the system was stable in safe mode). I stopped MCE from auto startup in normal mode and the system has been starting up fine since then. I'm going to mess around with having the PC running without MCE running and with to see if it has anything to do with that.

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"Curious" <mailmenot@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eDFEIU6MJHA.5564@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I suggest testing without any network connection to reduce the activity on the system as it appears that there may be some normal background service that does not run in safe mode may be having trouble checking something on the internet.
Does task manager give you any indication of other process or files that may be running in normal mode that are not running in safe Mode?
"Don Deacon" <ddeacon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E65DB1E8-587D-48C5-92A1-20E1153BBE2B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks,
Lots of good questions, here is my config:
Home-built PC with the following:
Kingwin Supernova Case
Kingwin AP-450 Power Supply
MSI K8NGM2 Motherboard, using the onboard video
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPU
1 GB RAM
Hauppauge MCE500 PVR Card
250 GB SATA Drive
Linksys Wireless PCI NIC
Vista Home Premium SP1

I am using is strictly as a Media Server/PVR. I was planning on removing the
Wireless NIC as I not have Gigabit Ethernet going to it but haven't gotten
around to it yet (but will now that I have it stripped open).

To address some of the other questions, it was a bit dusty inside though I
have thoroughly cleaned it and it is still crashing. Also, the only app not
running in Safe mode is media center itself, I was connected to the network
and in Safe Mode with Networking. Nothing shows up in problem reports &
solutions (no problems reported or solutions).

D



"knightriderT" <knightrider.3hn143@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:knightrider.3hn143@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Please post ur whole config wat is ur SMPS/PSU rating ...???


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