This won't fix your problem, but it'll keep your machine from rebooting.
Unless the rebooting is caused by a hardware problem.
It may also help reading a BSOD. Blue Screen Of Death.
Choosing recovery actions if Windows stops unexpectedly
Right click My Computer | Properties | Advanced tab |
Click the Settings button under Startup and Recovery |
Under System Failure | UNCheck: Automatically restart |
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK
[[Specifies whether Windows will automatically reboot whenever the system
stops unexpectedly.
You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to set
recovery options.]]
[[Windows error dumps are typically named MINI000000-00.DMP and are 64KB in
size. The 000000-00 part of the name is month, day, year (2 digits) and
sequence number for that date (mmddyy-##). You can configure the type of
memory dump performed by Windows. Please see the details in the Microsoft
Support Article. With regard to memory dumps...if it happens regularly or
happens when you run a particular program then you should contact either
Microsoft or the program's support group to tell them there is a problem and
try to work with them to determine what it is. Support may need the file or
details from it.]]
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=DMP
Error Reporting, Memory "Dumps" and Memory.dmp or Minidump File here...
Preparation Before You Contact Microsoft After Receiving a STOP Message on a
Blue Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314103
[[What Is a Minidump?
A minidump is a file containing the most important parts of a crashed
application. It is written on the user’s machine and then the customer can
submit it to the developer. The developer can load the dump to help
determine the cause of the crash and develop a fix.]]
Post-Mortem Debugging Your Application with Minidumps and Visual Studio
..NET - The Code Project - Debug tips
http://www.codeproject.com/debug/postmortemdebug_standalone1.asp
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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