Re: Auto reboot

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From: Olaf Engelke [MVP] (oenews01_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:25:14 +0200

Ned Radenovic wrote:
> Is there some sort of log file that shows who or what
> caused a shutdown ?
>
not on Windows 2000. And unexpected shutdowns are normally caused by a crash
or a power loss and therefore not logged properly
You may check if there are any DrWatson logfiles giving more information.
Also disable reboot after crash in system properties to see, if there
happens a bluescreen.
Best greetings from Germany
Olaf.

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