Re: Help!!! My com just shuts down while I'm working on something

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/03/04


Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 02:50:06 -0600

Most welcomed and good luck!

-- 
All the Best,
Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
Troubleshooting Windows XP
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:17ff601c41956$711a7e20$a101280a@phx.gbl...
Thank You so much for ur reply
i'll try everthing u've said
thanks again!!!
>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>
>To review Shutdown Event Tracker data, Open Event
Viewer. Click System Log,
>scroll to the Event column, and find entries with the
number 1075.
>
>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 (left 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
>
>Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>
>Troubleshooting Windows XP
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>
>
>"Sera" <nahyeyo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:17bfd01c4194a$8885a230$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> I'm not sure what's wrong with my com
>> but while i'm watching a dvd or  surfing the net
>> it just shuts down and I have to turn it on again...
>> then it goes throught checkdisk etc...
>> but this happens often and it drives me crazy...
>> what's wrong with my com?
>>
>> I have a toshiba notebook with Windows XP(fat32)
>>
>> help i really don't know what to do...
>> do i have to format my computer and reinstall xp?
>>
>> Please help me!!
>
>
>.
> 


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