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My computer keeps restarting...
opeth313x
Member Posts: 234
I'm not a genius on computers or anything, so I need a little help. I've already tried changing the settings so it doesn't automatically restart, but it does it anyway. Also I tried to delete a shortcut to a WoW test server installation (it wouldn't install), but it said "Cannot delete, may be in use by another person or program.
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Ok a little more detail required.
Is it re-booting at random.... like from the desktop with no programs running ?
Or is it at certain times with certain software running ?
When did it start ?
Has it always done it or has it just happened recently ?
There are some obvious things to check based on your answers, but one of the prime causes of instability is bad RAM. In anycase if you give us some answers to those questions, it may help in diagnosing your problem.
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"MMOs, for people that like think chatting is like a skill or something, rotflol"
http://purepwnage.com
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"Far away across the field, the tolling of the iron bell, calls the faithful to their knees. To hear the softly spoken magic spell" Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
Well one easy question I ask anyone with computer issues is...
"what was the last thing you did before the problem started happening?"
If you made changes to RAM and video settings yesterday Id say we are creeping close to a possible cause.
Try going into your BIOS and choosing the option to "Restore BIOS Defaults". That will "unchange" any changes you made that may be causing the problems. It certainly sounds more than a coincidence that you have changed RAM settings and now its re-booting, Id say its related.
If you cant even run a system recovery without it rebooting, then its about 100% a hardware or BIOS setting issue.
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"MMOs, for people that like think chatting is like a skill or something, rotflol"
http://purepwnage.com
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"Far away across the field, the tolling of the iron bell, calls the faithful to their knees. To hear the softly spoken magic spell" Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
Ergh no thats a weird one....
You could try going CTRL_ALT_DEL and going to Task Manager and Processes and turning off all process that it will allow you to turn off, then try deleting it again. This way you know for sure nothing is running that could be using it...
Beyond that... hmm... read Microsoft.com knowledge base
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"MMOs, for people that like think chatting is like a skill or something, rotflol"
http://purepwnage.com
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"Far away across the field, the tolling of the iron bell, calls the faithful to their knees. To hear the softly spoken magic spell" Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
.. jerk.
rofl.... hes cool...
If hes anything like me he would be in total panic LOL
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"MMOs, for people that like think chatting is like a skill or something, rotflol"
http://purepwnage.com
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"Far away across the field, the tolling of the iron bell, calls the faithful to their knees. To hear the softly spoken magic spell" Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
go to www.free-av.com
download, scan.
download ad-aware, forgot the site.
scan.
update every single driver, and check if you have any yellow marks in the computer hardware manager and install the drivers for them.
enjoy.
it worked for me :}
if non of the above worked, change your RAMS.
It's better be hated for who you are, than loved for who you aren't.
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How long has this been happening?
Try going into Safe Mode, and when that "warning" message pops up asking if you wish to restore to when Windows was working do so. You can "fall back" quite some time. Pick a date you know when everything was working fine.
Keep in mind any installed progs after that date will be lost. You will be "going back in time" so to speak.
PLEAZE DONT LESSON TO ME I JUST WANA GET TO MY SECOND STAR
buzz buzz buzz buuzzzzzzzz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A VERY WAISE MAN TOLD ME YESTERDAY ABOUT WHAT HAPPEND TO HIM
HE SAID : A COW ONCE SAID MOO
THEN I CLIMBED A TREE A WINDOW APPEARD AND SAID THER IS A THING RIGHT OVER THE TREE
I THREW EVERY THING I HAD AND THEN IT DISSAPEARD I RAISED MY HANDS UP AND ANOTHER WINDOW APPEARD AND TOLD ME YOU HANDS HAVE GONE FOREVER I JUMPED FROM THE TREE AND STARTED DIGING FOR GOLD BUT THEN YET ANOTHER WINDOW APPEARD AND SAID HANDS CANOT BE FOUND SO THEN I GOT NAKED AND I PEED ON THE GROUND THE GROUND MEALTD THEN I FELL ALL THE WAY TO CHINA I TOOK AN RPG SWORD LAYING ON THE GROUND BUT THEN A WINDOW APPEARD TOLD ME HANDS CANOT BE FOUND SO I GRABED THE SWORD WITH MY TEETH KILLED THE NEERST BOT TOOK ITS MONEY AND RAN AWAY BEFORE THE COPS SHOW UP AS IM RUNING NAKED WITH A SWORD IN MY MOUTH A WALL FALLS ON ME AND I DIE MY NAKED SOUL FLYS UP IN THE SKY WITH ANGEL WINGS TAKING ME TO HEAVEN BUT MY BAUISNESS WAS NOT YET DONE I CUT MY WINGS WITH THE SWORD AND DROP ON THE GROUND TO CONTINUE RUNING
BUT THEN I FALL FROM THAT THING AND HIT THE TREE I CLIMBED EARLIER I GET UP AND THEN I SEE THE COW DRESSED IN A COP UNIFORM IT SAID : MOO AND THEN I SAID : BUZZ AT THAT TIME THERE WAS ONLY ONE ESCAPE I I CUT MY SELF IN HALF I PEED ON ONE HALF AND THE OTHER HALF JUMPED INTO THE THING A WINDOW APPEARD AND TOLD ME I WAS LOST FOR EVER 
BUT THEN I FOUND MY SELF ON THE TOP OF A CHOCLOTE COVER MOUNTIN WITH CHOCLOTE COVERD BKINI BABES FOR I MOMOENT I THOUGHT I WAS IN PARADISE BUT THEN 90000 TON BRICK FELL ON MY HEAD AND KNOCKED ME INTO NEXT WEEK BUT THEN I PRESSED OPTION AND HELP I CONATCTED CAUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO PAY OE CHEEZ FOR THEM TO GET ME TO A NEW SERVER I TOLD THEM : BUZZ. THEN I PEED ON MY SELF A WINDOW APPEARD AND SAID : YOU ARE DEAD!!! THEN I FLEW AGIN WITH 1 WING ON MY HALF BODY I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND SAW MY OTHER HALF FLYING ASWELL 
I STUCK MY SELF TOGATHER AND CUT OFF MY WINGS YET AGIN I FELL AND IFELL AND THEN I LANDED ONTO THE COWS BACK WE I FELL ON IT SO HARD THAT A WINDOW APPEARD AND SAID YOU FELL ON THAT COW SO HARD NOW IT IS A PART OF YOU MOO . 
I TOOK A BOTTLE OF WAINE AND I THREW IT IN THE AIR FOR NO REASON THEN I DIED AGIN BUT THIS TIME I WAS TO HEAVY TO BE LIFTED WITH MY ANGEL WINGS BECUSE OF THE COW THATS IS STUCK TO ME NOW AND THEN A WINDOW APPAEARD AND SAID : THE STORY OF ERROR .... THEN SUDDENLY CAME THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH RIGHT OUT OF THE BLUE EVERY THING STOPED AND TUREND BLUE THERE WAS ONLY ONE THING ON THE SCREEN....... ERROR
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So when his computer starts, nothing will load... nice...
Just reboot, hit F8, go into Safe Mode and go from there. If you're still having issues, format.