Re: Inadvertant reboots

Did the antivirus or anti-spyware turn up anything?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:E02D492D-2249-4D50-A66C-4C7D3B03BD16@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
mdland55 <mdland55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Well I tried the unchecking auto reboot when Windows stops unexpectedly,
then I went right to Weather.com and tried the new map system they have
there. Trie to Zoom the map then BAM it was reboot city again

"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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