Re: Problem with Windows? or software?


The computer does not reboot; in fact, it just shuts down. The Blue Screen
that is supposed to occur that says: "your disk needs to be checked" does not
come up. Also, everytime i reboot my computer, the firewall turns itself
off. I realized this a few days ago when i received an error notice. Now i
keep checking it after i reboot and realize that it is turned off. by the
way, i really appreciate your help as i have registered to a number of forums
and none have given me much help. Before this problem occured, i think i
installed some external hardware like a CD- Burner and then took it out.
Other than that, i have no recollection of any bad software that i must've
downloaded. When i perform a clean boot, will i stil be able to access the
internet? What place are u living in India because im from there. ;) I
already tried the "automatic restart" thing and it is already shut off.

Thank you so much


"Americantechie" wrote:

> The computer rebooting at random would be a fatal error. Windows XP is set
> by default to do this on a blue screen error.
>
> I am not sure what you are talking about with the firewall. Does this mean
> that at random the computer reboots and at random the firewall also shuts
> off? Or are you saying the firewall will not turn on after the computer
> reboots? How do you know the Windows Firewall is getting shutoff? How do
> you know the Windows file is attempting to be deleted? How long has this
> been a problem? What changes did you make before this problem appeared?
>
> I would not assume this to be a virus right away. I would try a clean boot
> process via the following article. Basically you want to disable non ms
> servics and the startup items. When you have done this you can use the
> computer as you normally do to see if the problem persists. If the problem
> goes away then your problem is in one of the items you have disabled.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310353
>
> You might also get more information by actually looking at the error message
> you are getting. To do this you would have to set Windows to hang on the
> blue screen. To do this perform the following steps...
>
> 1. Right click on My Computer and click Properties.
> 2. Click on the Advanced tab.
> 3. Click on the Settings button under Startup and Recovery.
> 4. Remove the check from Automatically Restart.
> 5. Save these settings.
>
> Now you can get the error when the computer again shuts off. Write down the
> error and get back to us. It is possible a driver might be mentioned that
> is causing the problem.
>
> Good luck!
> --
> http://www.americantechie.com
>
> "macho_maggot" <macho_maggot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:18872490-E689-4D64-B6BF-DD3B8C014C86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > hello,
> >
> > my computer always, not at a specific interval, shuts off without warning.
> > I assume that this is a virus because it also shuts down my Windows
> > Firewall.
> > luckily, i also use Zonealarm. I have done all virus and software scans
> > yet
> > none have shown any difference to this. This also tries to delete my
> > windows
> > file in C:\. Please help me because i definitely think that this is a
> > software problem.
>
>
>
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