Joe said:
I'm having problems with explorer vanishing from the
desktop. Or programs and games, like LimeWire Pro,
Farcray, Wolfenstein, and other games and progams. And on
accation My computer will just reboot on its own. I'm
running xp home. P4 3.2 1geg. mem. nvidia geforce 5900
ultra. I have all the windows updates installed. If some
one can help me with this. I would be very greatful.
Hi, Joe. Since you are doing filesharing, what does a scan with a
current antivirus program (meaning a version not earlier than 2002 and
using updated virus definitions) show? Have you also scanned for
spyware?
You also may be having overheating or memory problems. Also, you've got
a lot of power-hungry hardware in that box; is your power supply hefty
enough to handle it? Here are some hardware troubleshooting steps:
For hardware issues - 1) open the computer and run it open, cleaning out
all dust bunnies and observing all fans (overheating will cause system
freezing); 2) test the RAM - I like Memtest86 from
www.memtest86.com -
let the test run for an extended (like overnight) period of time -
unless errors are seen immediately; 3) test the hard drive with a
diagnostic utility from the mftr.; 4) the power supply may be going bad
or be inadequate for the devices you have in the system; 5) test the
motherboard with something like TuffTest from
www.tufftest.com. Testing
hardware failures often involves swapping out suspected parts with
known-good parts. If you can't do the testing yourself and/or are
uncomfortable opening your computer, take the machine to a good local
computer repair shop (not a CompUSA or Best Buy type of store).
Malke
