CPU restarting by itself

babykat · #1 Jul 17, 2007, 07:41 AM

My personal computer would sometimes restart (reboot) immediately after I have shut it down. Other than that, there doesn't seem to be any trouble with its functions.

babykat · Jul 18, 2007, 07:29 AM

My pc is about 3 to 4 years old, running windows xp. CPU is pentium 4, 256 mb memory.

HVAC888 · Jul 18, 2007, 09:12 AM

Since this happens occassionally, it *might* be because XP thinks its detected a system failure and is set to automatic restart.

I'm not sure if it set by default, but you can check for this.

Press Windows key + Pause/break key together to bring up the system properties windows.

Goto to the advanced tab, Startup and Recovery settings, and check if the box (Automatic restart) is checked. If it is, uncheck it.

Capuchin · Jul 18, 2007, 09:13 AM

I know one of our PCs used to do this, but I can't remember how it was fixed, let me ask around.

RSM · Jul 19, 2007, 04:56 AM

Hello, If you have not already completed Spyware, Malware, virus-worm scans, that is where I would begin. Spybot Search and Destroy is free and effective. Adaware by Lavasoft is excellent and also free. Microsoft clean up is good as are various products by Trend Micro (also all free) You would be amazed at how much crap can appear on a system that seems to be free of all this. If not a software issue then move onto drivers. Video drivers, in particular, when corrupted can cause all kinds of shut down and reboot problems. Uninstall and reinstall them and see if that helps. If none of this works, let me know. RSM

pcrudy · Jul 20, 2007, 05:19 AM

try starting in safe mode and see if it reboots. go the event viewer logs and see if there is any indication of what the computer is doing just before reboot. go to msconfig and turn off 1/2 start up items; if that does not fix, turn off the other 1/2 and see if there is something running in the background.



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