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2008/05/15 23:49:40 (permalink)

PC crashes randomly

I'd like to know if there is any point in using a registry scanner / cleaner / repair program for Windows XP

My PC crashes (no BSOD only switches off) randomly and sometimes frequently.

Its become extremely annoying.

Any suggestions?

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    Jamz0r
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    RE: PC crashes randomly 2008/05/16 00:27:10 (permalink)
    I had this happen on a machine before and it was caused by dust on the videocard heatsink fan. When I checked, the dust was slowing the fan down to a stop at times.
    The machine would run fine, then overheat and reboot itself.

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    mwd
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    RE: PC crashes randomly 2008/05/16 22:33:29 (permalink)
    Control Panel>Administrative Tools
    Right Click Event Viewer and send shortcut to desktop
    Open Event Viewer Highlight 'application'
    Right click>Clear all Events>No
    Repeat for Security and then System

    You now have a clean event log to monitor whats going on. Next time it reboots then open up the Event Viewer and see if there is a clue.

    I have one at work that does this quite often and it seems to be a memory quirk.
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