frequent sporatic crashes

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Dieter Schmied

I am having frequent crashes; the screen turn black and
then restarts for seemingly no reason. I can be simply
typing a memo, working a crossword puzzle or just standing
across the room and not touching the machine. It is as if
I hit the "reset" button.

Is there anyway to determine what causes this. It seems to
happen more frequently lately? I have plenty of memory and
I have scanned for a virus.

Is there some kind of program or log file that I could
install to analyse what occurred just before the crash?

This really has me baffled.
 
I am having frequent crashes; the screen turn black and then restarts for
seemingly no reason. I can be simply typing a memo, working a crossword
puzzle or just standing across the room and not touching the machine. It
is as if I hit the "reset" button.

Is there anyway to determine what causes this. It seems to happen more
frequently lately? I have plenty of memory and I have scanned for a
virus.

Is there some kind of program or log file that I could install to analyse
what occurred just before the crash?

This really has me baffled.
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THere is a log.

Control panel -> Admin. Tools -> Event viewer.

Look for events from "save dump." Post the contents of a few samples here.
 
Checking for a virus was a good first step. Some other things to look for
could be an application running in the background that is conflicting. Use
Ad-aware to see if that may be the
case.(http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/) Doenload the standard
version, as well as the Dat file update.

Also, look for other programs that may be starting when your computer boots,
both from the "Startup" folder on the start menu, as well as from the "Run"
Key in the registry. (East to use a free "tweak" program for this)

If the above don't solve, it may be hardware related. I would say the two
most likely causes if hardware would be:
A) Overheating
B) Bad RAM
C) New hardware added with incorrectly configured jumpers or drivers.

To test the RAM, you can use a fairly good free tool from
http://www.simmtester.com (DocMemory)

For temperature, your computer may have a temerature sensor if the
motherbord supports it.

Duncan
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