I have a Win2k computer and lately everytime I turn it on it automatically
crashes on me what is happening?

Processor is 1 ghz
Ram is 512 mb.

You'll have to supply some details. We've no idea what "automatically
crashes" means.

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"mazzie" wrote:
|I have a Win2k computer and lately everytime I turn it on it automatically
| crashes on me what is happening?
|
| Processor is 1 ghz
| Ram is 512 mb.
|
|

I turn my computer on and I hear it start and then nothing happens. Other
times it will let me log in but than it locks up so I have to turn it off
from the switch in the back of the box and try it all over again. Sometimes
I have to restart it quite a few times.

"Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> You'll have to supply some details. We've no idea what "automatically
> crashes" means.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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>
> "mazzie" wrote:
> |I have a Win2k computer and lately everytime I turn it on it
automatically
> | crashes on me what is happening?
> |
> | Processor is 1 ghz
> | Ram is 512 mb.
> |
> |
>
>

Sounds like hardware failure.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"mazzie" wrote:
|I turn my computer on and I hear it start and then nothing happens. Other
| times it will let me log in but than it locks up so I have to turn it off
| from the switch in the back of the box and try it all over again.
Sometimes
| I have to restart it quite a few times.

Do you mean the hard drive?

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> Sounds like hardware failure.
>
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>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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>
> "mazzie" wrote:
> |I turn my computer on and I hear it start and then nothing happens.
Other
> | times it will let me log in but than it locks up so I have to turn it
off
> | from the switch in the back of the box and try it all over again.
> Sometimes
> | I have to restart it quite a few times.
>
>

Possibly.

"I hear it start and then nothing happens"

Does this mean it fails to make it though POST (power on self test)? Locking
up after the OS starts may mean a faulty graphics adapter and or driver.

As always check Event Viewer for errors. Also check Device Manager for error
codes and or non-starting devices.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"mazzie" wrote:
| Do you mean the hard drive?

blow all the dust out first (of power supply and from around
CPU fan and fins)

if still happening I would suspect the power supply in the
first instance

geoff

"mazzie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Do you mean the hard drive?
>
> "Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> news:uFA1$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Sounds like hardware failure.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> >
> > "mazzie" wrote:
> > |I turn my computer on and I hear it start and then
nothing happens.
> Other
> > | times it will let me log in but than it locks up so I
have to turn it
> off
> > | from the switch in the back of the box and try it all
over again.
> > Sometimes
> > | I have to restart it quite a few times.
> >
> >
>
>

At first it started locking up after the OS started but lately it will lock
up before it goes thru the POST. Thank you all for responding I will try
all the suggestions.

"Geoffw" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> blow all the dust out first (of power supply and from around
> CPU fan and fins)
>
> if still happening I would suspect the power supply in the
> first instance
>
> geoff
>
> "mazzie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Do you mean the hard drive?
> >
> > "Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> > news:uFA1$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Sounds like hardware failure.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
> newsgroup.
> > > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> > >
> > > "mazzie" wrote:
> > > |I turn my computer on and I hear it start and then
> nothing happens.
> > Other
> > > | times it will let me log in but than it locks up so I
> have to turn it
> > off
> > > | from the switch in the back of the box and try it all
> over again.
> > > Sometimes
> > > | I have to restart it quite a few times.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>