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Computer Experts...Need Help Fast...
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My computer keeps restarting itself...all by itself. Do you have any idea why it might be doing so? It also loses my wallpaper (active Desktop) every time it restarts. I'll try to post a screen capture of what my screen looks like after it restarts. Do you think I have a virus/spyware/etc??? Thanks!
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Or switch. www.ubuntu.com
I assume this is Win98
XP...
im an expert, this is an easy fix, start off with a good shake, then a light tap with a rubber mallet, if that doesnt work, move up to the ballpin hammer, after that just run some 7.62 through it
I'm on another computer right now...just waiting to see if the 7.62 did the trick...
first thing to do is see how the computer works in BIOS.
WTH is BIOS???...Over.
im an expert, this is an easy fix, start off with a good shake, then a light tap with a rubber mallet, if that doesnt work, move up to the ballpin hammer, after that just run some 7.62 through it
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When your box is first restarting, and the xp screen is still moving the little bar back'n'forth; hit F12 (I think) several times to enter what I call, "selection menu".
This gives you choices as to which mode it will start back up in.
There should be several choices, like safe mode, safe mode with command prompt (in DOS), verify loading modules, etc.
Safe mode is where the box only loads those devices it needs to run normally, and checks those devices one by one.
After everything loads, it should start working "normally".
One other thing no one mentioned is your power supply; if it's about to go out, it can give varying voltage to the cpu,which treats voltage anomalies like keystrokes. (hope I've dumbed it up enough that even computer techies can get it).
LET US KNOW HOW IT WORKS!
http://us.mcafee.com:80/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=135491
It could also be hardware, you'll know this if you start in safe mode command prompt and it still reboots - 99% it is hardware, most likely video card.
BTW: Startup menu that lets you choose safe mode is F8 - start hitting this as soon as you turn it on.
If you have automatic updates enabled Microshaft installed a program to shut down your computer.
I bought a new Compaq....on month 13 of owning it...Microshat shut it down with WGA.
I called Compaq/HP and they already had alot of complaints and told me to call Microshaft....Microshaft said that WGA sends your software key straight to their server when you go online....if they detect more than one person in the world online with that Software Key.....they disable the Key.....your software. No if's ands or but's...they won't even tell you they are sorry.
If some kid has the hacked version of Win XP...and uses a Key Generator program that picks your software key like a lottery number.....there now are 2 licensed versions on the internet and Microshaft will shut them both down....well in theory that's what they wanted.
But the hacked copy doesn't have Windows WGA.....only the copy you paid for. The hacker keeps his pirated operating system running with the Software key you paid for.
Your computer will be locked down by Microshaft themselves.
I bought an Apple...and never will go back.
What Oldgunner said, it's either a Trojan Worm virus, or your hard drive just died. If you can't get it to boot in Safe mode, prolly the hard drive.
I got an email for "American Greeting Cards" the other day and when I clicked on it, a Norton window popped up and said it stopped some kind of attack. I downloaded and tried a tool from Macaffee, but it did not seem to detect that virus Oldgunner was speaking of. I don't know what's going on here. I'm still able to use the computer, it just reboots itself every once and a while. I guess I need to get some compressed air and try to clean it out some...