Re: Inadvertant reboots

Thanks. I have unchecked the restart as you described and will see what
happens then repost results.

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

This won't fix your problem, but it'll keep your machine from rebooting,
unless the rebooting is caused by a hardware problem. To fix that you need
to fix the hardware problem.

It may also help reading a BSOD. Blue Screen Of Death.

Choosing recovery actions if Windows stops unexpectedly.

Right click My Computer | Properties | Advanced tab |
Click the Settings button under Startup and Recovery |
Under System Failure | UNCheck: Automatically restart |
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

Automatically restart
[[Specifies whether Windows will automatically reboot whenever the system
stops unexpectedly.
You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to set
recovery options.]]

Windows XP restarts unexpectedly or restarts when you shut down the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320299

random reboots of my system. It only occurs while on the internet.

That sounds screwy...

UPDATE your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

UPDATE whatever anti-spyware applications that you have and run a full
system scan with each one.

You might want to start in Safe Mode to run your antivirus and anti-spyware
software.

Running a full system antivirus scan or anti-spyware scan in Safe Mode can
be a good idea. Some viruses and other malware like to conceal themselves
in areas Windows protects while using them. Safe mode can prevent those
applications access and therefore unprotect the viruses or other malware
allowing for easier removal.

''In safe mode, you have access to only basic files and drivers
(mouse, monitor, keyboard, mass storage, base video, default system
services), just the minimum device drivers required to start Windows.''

Because of that some malware does not load in Safe Mode and is easier to get
rid of.

How to start Windows in Safe Mode Windows XP
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=61#winxo

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:4457C5EE-742D-4A98-A16C-4FC153C91B67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
mdland55 <mdland55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I am running a Dell GX300 with 512 meg ram Windows XP pro, IE 7 and the
latest Flash player and Java. For some time now I have been experiencing
random reboots of my system. It only occurs while on the internet. I have
never had the problem while using any of the software loaded on my machine
such as Office, Roxio Media Creator or others. I t can happen shortly
after opening IE and clicking a link or may not happen for 30 minuets or
more. I can be surfing and the next thing I know I click a link and bam
the computer reboots. I have kept everything updated to my knowledge and
installed the latest drivers for my hardware I can find. It seems as
though it is related to flash player of java but not sure. I know that
this morning I was checking out the new map system the Weather Channel
had switched to and my computer rebooted 3 times while doing this. I was
trying to adjust the trasparency and zoom the map when the reboots
occurred. I have tried numerous things to fix this problem such as moving
some of my PCI based cards to different slots, to no avail. I have also
checked the system board for swollen capacitors which I've run into
before on some IBM machines. None swollen I could find. Sure hope someone
can help here before I blow this thing away and reload everything AGAIN.


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