I had the same problem and it was caused by my Norton Antivirus. I
uninstalled it and got a different program (Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html), and now I don't have any
problems. I don't know a lot about computers, but this was suggested to me
and it worked. Hope this helps.
Laura
"Max Robins" <Max
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> My computer is having consistent problem with random reboots, problems
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> When it happens, Vista displays an error message, "Windows has recovered
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> Note: I just got a new battery from Dell due to last battery failing.