Ultimate: machine restarts spontaneously..

hi, b/c of problems I've been having with Vista I recently reconfigured
it so I choose when and what updates to install.. so about two days I
installed some updates, and whadddayaknow -- since I installed them
again am having problems (Windows Media Center crashes, the machine
restarts spontaneously.. what else is new....

the last time my machine was restarting spontaneously I asked here about
it and was told:

Open Control Panel/System/Advanced System Settings/Startup and Recovery.
Click the Settings Button. In the System Failure section, remove the
check mark from the "Automatically Restart" option.
Apply/OK.

however, the "Automatically Restart" option is already turned off, and
my machine is still restarting spontaneously... so what can I do about
this now??

thank you..

maya wrote:
>
> hi, b/c of problems I've been having with Vista I recently reconfigured
> it so I choose when and what updates to install.. so about two days I
> installed some updates, and whadddayaknow -- since I installed them
> again am having problems (Windows Media Center crashes, the machine
> restarts spontaneously.. what else is new....
>
> the last time my machine was restarting spontaneously I asked here about
> it and was told:
>
> Open Control Panel/System/Advanced System Settings/Startup and Recovery.
> Click the Settings Button. In the System Failure section, remove the
> check mark from the "Automatically Restart" option.
> Apply/OK.
>
> however, the "Automatically Restart" option is already turned off, and
> my machine is still restarting spontaneously... so what can I do about
> this now??
>
> thank you..
>
>
>
>
>
Didn't you say you were switching to MAC's?
Frank

Frank wrote:
> maya wrote:
>>
>> hi, b/c of problems I've been having with Vista I recently
>> reconfigured it so I choose when and what updates to install.. so
>> about two days I installed some updates, and whadddayaknow -- since I
>> installed them again am having problems (Windows Media Center crashes,
>> the machine restarts spontaneously.. what else is new....
>>
>> the last time my machine was restarting spontaneously I asked here
>> about it and was told:
>>
>> Open Control Panel/System/Advanced System Settings/Startup and
>> Recovery. Click the Settings Button. In the System Failure section,
>> remove the check mark from the "Automatically Restart" option.
>> Apply/OK.
>>
>> however, the "Automatically Restart" option is already turned off, and
>> my machine is still restarting spontaneously... so what can I do
>> about this now??
>>
>> thank you..
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Didn't you say you were switching to MAC's?
> Frank


well but of coooourse Frank.... since I have unlimited funds at my
disposal I already went and purchased a brand new mac... thank you for
your very helpful response....

maya wrote:
> Frank wrote:
>> maya wrote:
>>>
>>> hi, b/c of problems I've been having with Vista I recently
>>> reconfigured it so I choose when and what updates to install.. so
>>> about two days I installed some updates, and whadddayaknow -- since I
>>> installed them again am having problems (Windows Media Center
>>> crashes, the machine restarts spontaneously.. what else is new....
>>>
>>> the last time my machine was restarting spontaneously I asked here
>>> about it and was told:
>>>
>>> Open Control Panel/System/Advanced System Settings/Startup and
>>> Recovery. Click the Settings Button. In the System Failure section,
>>> remove the check mark from the "Automatically Restart" option.
>>> Apply/OK.
>>>
>>> however, the "Automatically Restart" option is already turned off,
>>> and my machine is still restarting spontaneously... so what can I do
>>> about this now??
>>>
>>> thank you..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Didn't you say you were switching to MAC's?
>> Frank
>
>
> well but of coooourse Frank.... since I have unlimited funds at my
> disposal I already went and purchased a brand new mac... thank you for
> your very helpful response....
>
>

my machine is restarting spontaneously every half hour or so now, this
is extremely disruptive and annoying... I would appreciate some help...

thank you.....

In article <>, maya <> wrote:
>
>again am having problems (Windows Media Center crashes, the machine
>restarts spontaneously.. what else is new....
>

Unexpected crashes followed by immediate restarts almost always
indicates a hardware problem. I'd look at memory, power supply, and mother-
board in that order...

maya wrote:

> maya wrote:
>
>> Frank wrote:
>>
>>> maya wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> hi, b/c of problems I've been having with Vista I recently
>>>> reconfigured it so I choose when and what updates to install.. so
>>>> about two days I installed some updates, and whadddayaknow -- since
>>>> I installed them again am having problems (Windows Media Center
>>>> crashes, the machine restarts spontaneously.. what else is new....
>>>>
>>>> the last time my machine was restarting spontaneously I asked here
>>>> about it and was told:
>>>>
>>>> Open Control Panel/System/Advanced System Settings/Startup and
>>>> Recovery. Click the Settings Button. In the System Failure section,
>>>> remove the check mark from the "Automatically Restart" option.
>>>> Apply/OK.
>>>>
>>>> however, the "Automatically Restart" option is already turned off,
>>>> and my machine is still restarting spontaneously... so what can I
>>>> do about this now??
>>>>
>>>> thank you..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Didn't you say you were switching to MAC's?
>>> Frank
>>
>>
>>
>> well but of coooourse Frank.... since I have unlimited funds at my
>> disposal I already went and purchased a brand new mac... thank you
>> for your very helpful response....
>>
>>
>
> my machine is restarting spontaneously every half hour or so now, this
> is extremely disruptive and annoying... I would appreciate some help...
>
> thank you.....
>
>
Generally that indicates a hardware problem...even overheating. Are you
oc'ing by any chance?
Frank

Frank wrote:
> maya wrote:
>
>> maya wrote:
>>
>>> Frank wrote:
>>>
>>>> maya wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> hi, b/c of problems I've been having with Vista I recently
>>>>> reconfigured it so I choose when and what updates to install.. so
>>>>> about two days I installed some updates, and whadddayaknow -- since
>>>>> I installed them again am having problems (Windows Media Center
>>>>> crashes, the machine restarts spontaneously.. what else is new....
>>>>>
>>>>> the last time my machine was restarting spontaneously I asked here
>>>>> about it and was told:
>>>>>
>>>>> Open Control Panel/System/Advanced System Settings/Startup and
>>>>> Recovery. Click the Settings Button. In the System Failure section,
>>>>> remove the check mark from the "Automatically Restart" option.
>>>>> Apply/OK.
>>>>>
>>>>> however, the "Automatically Restart" option is already turned off,
>>>>> and my machine is still restarting spontaneously... so what can I
>>>>> do about this now??
>>>>>
>>>>> thank you..
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Didn't you say you were switching to MAC's?
>>>> Frank
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> well but of coooourse Frank.... since I have unlimited funds at my
>>> disposal I already went and purchased a brand new mac... thank you
>>> for your very helpful response....
>>>
>>>
>>
>> my machine is restarting spontaneously every half hour or so now, this
>> is extremely disruptive and annoying... I would appreciate some help...
>>
>> thank you.....
>>
>>
> Generally that indicates a hardware problem...even overheating. Are you
> oc'ing by any chance?
> Frank

hmmm.. I rather doubt it... it's pretty much every half hour, as if it
were timed, and it did start right after the latest update installs..

maya wrote:


>> Generally that indicates a hardware problem...even overheating. Are
>> you oc'ing by any chance?
>> Frank
>
>
> hmmm.. I rather doubt it...

Question was are you overcocking the CPU, memory or your video card?
Overclocking, if not properly done can cause this type of behavior.

it's pretty much every half hour,

Sure sounds to me like a heat problem. Are all of your fans working
properly? When was the last time you cleaned all of the dust & dirt from
your fans and heatsinks?

as if it
> were timed, and it did start right after the latest update installs..

Well, do a system restore to before you installed the updates and see if
that makes a difference. That will ever confirm or eliminate then
updates as the cause.
Let us know.
Frank

hi!
You forgot the re-start the windows. You changed the system so it is
necessary re-start your computer.
If you no re-start, the new condition return for old condition. No change.

"maya" <> escreveu na notícia da
mensagem:...
>
> hi, b/c of problems I've been having with Vista I recently reconfigured it
> so I choose when and what updates to install.. so about two days I
> installed some updates, and whadddayaknow -- since I installed them again
> am having problems (Windows Media Center crashes, the machine restarts
> spontaneously.. what else is new....
>
> the last time my machine was restarting spontaneously I asked here about
> it and was told:
>
> Open Control Panel/System/Advanced System Settings/Startup and Recovery.
> Click the Settings Button. In the System Failure section, remove the check
> mark from the "Automatically Restart" option.
> Apply/OK.
>
> however, the "Automatically Restart" option is already turned off, and my
> machine is still restarting spontaneously... so what can I do about this
> now??
>
> thank you..
>
>
>
>
>

the wharf rat wrote:
> In article <>, maya <> wrote:
>> again am having problems (Windows Media Center crashes, the machine
>> restarts spontaneously.. what else is new....
>>
>
> Unexpected crashes followed by immediate restarts almost always
> indicates a hardware problem. I'd look at memory, power supply, and mother-
> board in that order...
>



so all of a sudden after I install latest updates my memory, power
supply, and motherboard are not working right... gee, I didn't know
those updates could do THAT MUCH damage....