Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: SECUR1TY on May 09, 2006, 10:01:35 AM
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im new so i didnt know where to post, i hope here is alright.
when i download anything from anywhere, be it from a web site or a download program, my system restarts. i've just formatted my computer and it still does it so im thinking its a hardware problem. but what?
i've got a p4 2.8ghz running on windows xp pro
gigabyte hard drive
seagate hdd
1024 ram
500w power supply
i hope that helps.
thanks guys, any help will be appreciated.
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and i've just noticed it does it when i go into msconfig too.. so now im starting to think its a virus.
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Have a read:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1144733358
What happened prior to this? WHat previous problems?
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my system was fine prior to this happening.
i tried a disk defrag to speed up my system a while ago and it happened after that i think. im not sure if they were related, its just all i can remember happening.
i cant download anything to help because it just restarts after 1sec of downloading!
what do i do?
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Download from another computer and burn to disc. If you are lucky you will be able to load the programs. Let us know. ;)
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i tried ad-aware and RegCleaner which i had backed up already.. as soon as i run RegCleaner it restarts.
im thinking its a really bad virus.. but how is that possible after a full format?
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I think it's bad hardware. Windows, even a fresh reinstall, will not fix that! ;)
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but it was working fine before, then it started playing up 2yrs after the original install.
and just now after the format.