automatic restart

after about 20 minutes my conputer automatically restarts
why does it do this?

Do a major search for viruses.



Dan (Still going in circles)


On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 04:01:51 -0700, "misty" <dukes80@msn.com> wrote:

>after about 20 minutes my conputer automatically restarts
>why does it do this?

i did that i just got the computer brand new today and it
started doing it 20 minutes after i got it hooked up and
going

>-----Original Message-----
>Do a major search for viruses.
>
>
>
>Dan (Still going in circles)
>
>
>On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 04:01:51 -0700, "misty"

<dukes80@msn.com> wrote:

>

restarts

>
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>

Did you update yr Virus deffinitions, and Win critical updates, turn on yr
Firewall?
I recently activated a new pc, out of the box, it became infected in the
time it took to make a connection,update AV and turn on firewll.
David

"misty" <dukes80@msn.com> wrote in message
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> i did that i just got the computer brand new today and it
> started doing it 20 minutes after i got it hooked up and
> going

> <dukes80@msn.com> wrote:

> restarts

misty,

If your computer is as new as you stated in your reply, take it back to the
mfg and have them fix it.

If for some reason my suggestion above is not practical, then post back with
the text (error message) you receive when the system reboots. . .assuming
your receive an error message.

--
Sir_George
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"misty" <dukes80@msn.com> wrote in message
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> after about 20 minutes my conputer automatically restarts
> why does it do this?

misty/etal
deselect - 'automatically restart'
you have some good recommendations - and while those
are getting chk'd out - you might try this
ie
go start/control panel/perf...and maint/system/
go advanced tab/startup and recovery - section/
go 'settings'/system failure - section/
deselect - 'automatically restart'/
click - 'ok'/ click - 'apply'/
and
take it fr there

hth
God Bless
hutch

>-----Original Message-----
>misty,
>
>If your computer is as new as you stated in your reply,

take it back to the

>mfg and have them fix it.
>
>If for some reason my suggestion above is not practical,

then post back with

>the text (error message) you receive when the system

reboots. . .assuming

>your receive an error message.
>
>--
>Sir_George
>For better access to newsgroups;
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...g/newsgroups/s

etup.asp

>
>
>"misty" <dukes80@msn.com> wrote in message
>news:021e01c36ee6$1daa2850$a001280a@phx.gbl...

restarts

>
>
>.
>

misty wrote:

> after about 20 minutes my conputer automatically restarts
> why does it do this?

Misty

There is a setting in the BIOS on most systems called Wake on LAN or Wake on
Ring. This will cause the computer to restart when the telephone line it is
connected to receives a call. Consult your manual for information on how to
access the BIOS settings and disable this option.

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

I allways thought 'wake on ring' was designed to bring pc off standby in
order that the call be excepted by whatever software - my mistake?
David

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <ronv@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> misty wrote:

>
> Misty
>
> There is a setting in the BIOS on most systems called Wake on LAN or Wake

on

> Ring. This will cause the computer to restart when the telephone line it

is

> connected to receives a call. Consult your manual for information on how

to

> access the BIOS settings and disable this option.
>
> --
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>

mine is not connected to a phone

>-----Original Message-----
>misty wrote:

restarts

>
>Misty
>
>There is a setting in the BIOS on most systems called

Wake on LAN or Wake on

>Ring. This will cause the computer to restart when the

telephone line it is

>connected to receives a call. Consult your manual for

information on how to

>access the BIOS settings and disable this option.
>
>--
>Ronnie Vernon
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>
>Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>
>.
>

ok i turned off the automatic restart, the error report
that finally showed up when it would restart said that a
device driver installed on my system is what was causing
it but that they couldnt track which one it was or why it
was doing it

>-----Original Message-----
>
>misty/etal
>deselect - 'automatically restart'
>you have some good recommendations - and while those
>are getting chk'd out - you might try this
>ie
>go start/control panel/perf...and maint/system/
>go advanced tab/startup and recovery - section/
>go 'settings'/system failure - section/
>deselect - 'automatically restart'/
>click - 'ok'/ click - 'apply'/
>and
>take it fr there
>
>hth
>God Bless
>hutch
>
>

>take it back to the

practical,

>then post back with

>reboots. . .assuming

s

>etup.asp

>restarts

>.
>