Win2000 PC self rebooting???

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43fan

Keeps rebooting on it's own. Norton antivirus running, says no probs,
updated at the very latest, last week. Problem started about two weeks ago.
Realize could be(prob. is?) hardware problem, but is there something quirky
about 2000 that could be causing it?

Not sure if this is the right group for this question or not, if not, please
forgive. :)

Thanks!
Shawn


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Danny,

Thanks. Just downloaded the removal tool, as well as the patch from MS, and
when I run the tool it says it's not there. Any other thoughts?

Shawn
 
Is there anything in event viewer before it reboots?
When does it reboot? Any particular program or action? Any new hardware
added?

Can you repeat it regularly?

DDS
 
The event viewer will show events for all.
It is *possible* it will only happen under her account. If so, deleting her
profile from the local computer (or server if using roaming profiles) and
recreating it may fix it.

You might try solving the corrupt application log.
See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811143

The first thing I would suspect is newly added hardware/software.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
 
The specific worm isn't the issue - did you patch all servers and
workstations? Got a firewall?

People need to remember that this worm is only one of a gazillion to
come....the vulnerability is the problem. Patch away, get a firewall, get AV
software....
 
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
The specific worm isn't the issue - did you patch all servers and
workstations? Got a firewall?

People need to remember that this worm is only one of a gazillion to
come....the vulnerability is the problem. Patch away, get a firewall, get AV
software....
Click to expand...

Hardware firewall, and up to date AV on all machines. Not sure if all
patches are loaded or not. Kinda have a question on that too... how is MS
with their patches now? Been around since the first DOS days, and never did
trust MS' patches.. most of them caused more problems than they solved. How
about now?
 
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