Unexpected shutdowns

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From: Ivan (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:10:44 -0800

Recently upgraded to Windows XP Professional. My computer
now just shuts down unexpectedly / spontaneously and
randomly, then restarts. I formatted the hard disk, and
clean installed XP, but the problem persists. All drivers
seem to be ok. I've had motherboard and memory tested,
and there are no apparent problems there. No apparent
heating or power supply problems. I activated Windows XP
today, but the problem still occurred. It might happen
once in two days, and then sometimes, three times in an
hour.
PC Specs:
Assus P4S533-VM motherboard,
Pentium 1.7 Gig processor,
384MB DDR RAM,
Maxtor 40 GB (Master) and 80 GB (Slave) hard disks.
Computer is connected to a LAN.

Can the problem be solved?

Relevant Pages

  • Re: "Windows could not start because the following files were missing or corrupt:.....
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    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
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  • Re: more memory
    ... You need to know the type of machine, or of its motherboard, not ... > proper one as the means of restoring to ex-factory state. ... > hard disk, that you get to by hitting a hotkey at boot. ... > Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) ...
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  • Re: 3 Different BSOD
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