Reidy1987 Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 My PC keeps randomly rebooting itself. No blue screen of death or messages, it just shuts itself down and reboots. My anti-virus and firewall definitions are up to date so I don't suspect a virus or hack. I'm using Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 and it's up to date as well. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chico Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 My PC keeps randomly rebooting itself. No blue screen of death or messages, it just shuts itself down and reboots. My anti-virus and firewall definitions are up to date so I don't suspect a virus or hack. I'm using Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 and it's up to date as well. Any suggestions? Reidy, i read a story on bbc last week that microsoft released a new service pack that tries to verify if your version of windows xp is pukka and it needs a code typed in or sumthing to satisfy it as otherwise it'll keep doing what you've described. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5144698.stm was the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy1987 Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Reidy, i read a story on bbc last week that microsoft released a new service pack that tries to verify if your version of windows xp is pukka and it needs a code typed in or sumthing to satisfy it as otherwise it'll keep doing what you've described. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5144698.stm was the article. Just checked the article and it doesn't seem to be the same symptoms. This is just a case of my PC re-booting itself with no warning or messages. I don't think the WGA thingie causes your PC to reboot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smfcok Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 It's got nothing to do with that cool new avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Is your power supply over heating? Could be the cause given how warm it is today. Think this is the most likely cause! Try taking the side panels off and run a desk fan or something similar next to it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 My PC keeps randomly rebooting itself. No blue screen of death or messages, it just shuts itself down and reboots. My anti-virus and firewall definitions are up to date so I don't suspect a virus or hack. I'm using Windows XP Home Edition with SP2 and it's up to date as well. Any suggestions? Do you get system messages coming up? Check your power settings, which can be accessed through control panel - power options see what power scheme you are on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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