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jimpl

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    My computer shut down and restarted itself, TWICE!
    « on: March 03, 2008, 11:52:47 AM »
     Once on Friday last week and again on Saturday. Both times a blue error page flashed on and off so fast I couldn't read it. Then it just restarted. I got the window that gives you the option to notify Microsoft and I did. Both times the answer was that there had been a stop command, caused by a failing driver. Although they did not say what driver!
     My machine has been running fine. As far as I know everything was working.  I recently downloaded some adware and spyware programs, so I uninstalled them, and have had no other issues yet.
      How can I search for the alleged driver problem? Delete and reinstall all my drivers?
           Jim

     HP laptop--Win xp pro--McAfee anti v--(was using, AVG antispyware, Spybot S&D,Adaware 2007)

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    Re: My computer shut down and restarted itself, TWICE!
    « Reply #1 on: March 03, 2008, 01:18:41 PM »
    Go to Control Panel/System/Advanced/Startup and Recovery...uncheck auto-start on errors.
    Next time this happens the machine won't re-boot instead it will show the BSOD...copy all the info and submit it here...
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      Re: My computer shut down and restarted itself, TWICE!
      « Reply #2 on: March 03, 2008, 03:47:49 PM »
       Thanks,
        I'm not sure if I found the right thing or not. There is no "auto start" or "errors "place, but there is a" System Failure" section. I unchecked "Automatically Restart".
        We will see.
        Jim

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      Re: My computer shut down and restarted itself, TWICE!
      « Reply #3 on: March 03, 2008, 07:07:36 PM »
      That's the one...
      Let us know when you get that error message...it will look like gibberesh but it contains important clues so make sure to write it down.
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