Vista crashes on Sunday

I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok, though BSOD picks up on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC 2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run automatically, defrag, virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a hardware problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in mid August.

Any ideas?

You may have a defective power supply unit that exhibits intermit
voltage fluctuation behavior.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"SteveC" wrote:

I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok,
though BSOD picks up on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC 2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run
automatically, defrag, virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a
hardware problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in mid August.

Any ideas?

Here is all I could find in the Problem/Solutions applet:

Product

Windows

Problem

Shut down unexpectedly

Date

9/30/2007 8:00 PM

Status

Report Sent

Problem signature

Problem Event Name: BlueScreen

OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1

Locale ID: 1033

Files that help describe the problem (some files may no longer be available)

Mini093007-03.dmp

sysdata.xml

Version.txt

Extra information about the problem

BCCode: a

BCP1: 00000000

BCP2: 00000002

BCP3: 00000001

BCP4: 820ADBF8

OS Version: 6_0_6000

Service Pack: 0_0

Product: 256_1

Server information: e19f99df-59dc-4e62-b307-423603de5016

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <> wrote in message news:1300E405-AE2F-41B7-B0A8-...
You may have a defective power supply unit that exhibits intermit
voltage fluctuation behavior.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

---------------------------------------------------------------

"SteveC" wrote:

I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok,
though BSOD picks up on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC 2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run
automatically, defrag, virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a
hardware problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in mid August.

Any ideas?

Maybe you should check your "scheduled tasks" and make sure there's no
"collision". Also, turn it off at night ... do you leave your TV on all
the time 24/7

"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9A33AC5E-687A-4B3D-8CB4-...
I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes
drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok, though BSOD picks up
on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine
retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC
2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run automatically, defrag,
virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I
checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a hardware
problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in
mid August.

Any ideas?

You have a very fundamentalist version of Vista, which believes it should
not work on the Sabbath.

Is this the day that your mom does all the clothes washing? Maybe you need
a UPS. (not the guy driving the brown truck)

Do all your buddies come over to watch the game, running all the TVs in the
house and raising the need for the air conditioner. Again, UPS.


"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9A33AC5E-687A-4B3D-8CB4-...
I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes
drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok, though BSOD picks up
on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine
retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC
2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run automatically, defrag,
virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I
checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a hardware
problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in
mid August.

Any ideas?

LOL. I have an UPS; though I have ordered a new one to replace this one just in case.
"Val" <> wrote in message news:HpCdnS7yL-...
You have a very fundamentalist version of Vista, which believes it should
not work on the Sabbath.

Is this the day that your mom does all the clothes washing? Maybe you need
a UPS. (not the guy driving the brown truck)

Do all your buddies come over to watch the game, running all the TVs in the
house and raising the need for the air conditioner. Again, UPS.


"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9A33AC5E-687A-4B3D-8CB4-...
I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes
drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok, though BSOD picks up
on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine
retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC
2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run automatically, defrag,
virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I
checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a hardware
problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in
mid August.

Any ideas?

It goes on standby usually at night. I see no reason to turn it off. Lately it gets rebooted plenty. As far as I know there are no scheduled tasks. Is there someplace I should check?
"Pentium" <> wrote in message news:...
Maybe you should check your "scheduled tasks" and make sure there's no
"collision". Also, turn it off at night ... do you leave your TV on all
the time 24/7

"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9A33AC5E-687A-4B3D-8CB4-...
I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes
drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok, though BSOD picks up
on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine
retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC
2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run automatically, defrag,
virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I
checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a hardware
problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in
mid August.

Any ideas?

I finally downloaded version 6.0 of Registry First Aid and deleted everything it flagged. Then I ran it again. Then I downloaded RegCure and did the same thing twice. Then I rebooted into safe mode and did it again. That was on Friday and it seems to have fixed it. I am still holding my breath. I had already updated all the drivers. I downloaded a program from CNET called versiontracker and updated all the drivers again (some of the ones it suggested were older than the ones I had but I installed them anyhow). Who knows exactly what fixed what.

Crashes were starting to be 2-3 a day.
"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:94132155-4272-43DB-A5C6-...
LOL. I have an UPS; though I have ordered a new one to replace this one just in case.
"Val" <> wrote in message news:HpCdnS7yL-...
You have a very fundamentalist version of Vista, which believes it should
not work on the Sabbath.

Is this the day that your mom does all the clothes washing? Maybe you need
a UPS. (not the guy driving the brown truck)

Do all your buddies come over to watch the game, running all the TVs in the
house and raising the need for the air conditioner. Again, UPS.


"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9A33AC5E-687A-4B3D-8CB4-...
I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes
drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok, though BSOD picks up
on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine
retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC
2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run automatically, defrag,
virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I
checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a hardware
problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in
mid August.

Any ideas?

Hi Steve,

Honestly, I wouldn't trust the registry cleaners out there as they might be
able to delete legit entries.

May I know when did all the crashing start? Also is there a dump file?

--
Jabez Gan
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage
"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:F9854852-7275-4BBC-B1F2-...
I finally downloaded version 6.0 of Registry First Aid and deleted
everything it flagged. Then I ran it again. Then I downloaded RegCure and
did the same thing twice. Then I rebooted into safe mode and did it again.
That was on Friday and it seems to have fixed it. I am still holding my
breath. I had already updated all the drivers. I downloaded a program from
CNET called versiontracker and updated all the drivers again (some of the
ones it suggested were older than the ones I had but I installed them
anyhow). Who knows exactly what fixed what.

Crashes were starting to be 2-3 a day.
"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:94132155-4272-43DB-A5C6-...
LOL. I have an UPS; though I have ordered a new one to replace this one
just in case.
"Val" <> wrote in message
news:HpCdnS7yL-...
You have a very fundamentalist version of Vista, which believes it should
not work on the Sabbath.

Is this the day that your mom does all the clothes washing? Maybe you need
a UPS. (not the guy driving the brown truck)

Do all your buddies come over to watch the game, running all the TVs in the
house and raising the need for the air conditioner. Again, UPS.


"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9A33AC5E-687A-4B3D-8CB4-...
I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes
drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok, though BSOD picks up
on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine
retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC
2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run automatically, defrag,
virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I
checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a hardware
problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in
mid August.

Any ideas?

May be Vista is trying to download and install something on Sunday and it
fails, so it reboots. Try the disabling automatic updates service. My XP
used to drive me crazy by being not responsive at certain times. I realized
that it was silently installing a windows update without even telling me.
Once i disabled the Automatic Updates and BITS, everything went back to
normal. I did that from services.msc

"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:F9854852-7275-4BBC-B1F2-...
I finally downloaded version 6.0 of Registry First Aid and deleted
everything it flagged. Then I ran it again. Then I downloaded RegCure and
did the same thing twice. Then I rebooted into safe mode and did it again.
That was on Friday and it seems to have fixed it. I am still holding my
breath. I had already updated all the drivers. I downloaded a program from
CNET called versiontracker and updated all the drivers again (some of the
ones it suggested were older than the ones I had but I installed them
anyhow). Who knows exactly what fixed what.

Crashes were starting to be 2-3 a day.
"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:94132155-4272-43DB-A5C6-...
LOL. I have an UPS; though I have ordered a new one to replace this one
just in case.
"Val" <> wrote in message
news:HpCdnS7yL-...
You have a very fundamentalist version of Vista, which believes it should
not work on the Sabbath.

Is this the day that your mom does all the clothes washing? Maybe you need
a UPS. (not the guy driving the brown truck)

Do all your buddies come over to watch the game, running all the TVs in the
house and raising the need for the air conditioner. Again, UPS.


"SteveC" <sconklan.nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:9A33AC5E-687A-4B3D-8CB4-...
I get BSOD several times with automatic reboots on Sunday and it sometimes
drags into Mondays. The rest of the week, it seems ok, though BSOD picks up
on Friday and Saturday. The worse day is Sunday. Is this divine
retribution?

I updated all drivers, unloaded all unessential software. I got rid of WLOC
2.0 beta. I made sure that nothing was being run automatically, defrag,
virus scan, etc. It makes no difference what I do.

What happens on weekends? The computer is always on; all week long. I
checked the harddisk, the memory. It does not seem to be a hardware
problem. I have had Vista32 on here since it came out. Problems started in
mid August.

Any ideas?