XP keeps restarting

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Can anyone help? I am running Windows XP Home Edition with a Pentium 4
3.0Ghz cpu with 512MB DDR400 memory and a Radeon 9600-XT 256MB graphics
card. I have recently brought these parts and built the pc myself so i've
only had Windows XP installed for about 2 weeks. I have installed all the
correct drivers which came with the parts but every so often Windows XP
keeps restarting wether im playing games or just surfing the internet it
just restarts itself and I dont know why. So could someone give me some
advice. Cheers

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Overheating issue? How many fans are running?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

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I have case fans running at the moment but can have 5 in total. Will
hopefully be getting an ASAKA modding kit delivered delivered A.S.A.P. The
air blowing out is pretty cool but what ever the problem is im not sure.

 

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Also after searching on the internet for help ive disabled the auto restart
on errors in control panel but that didnt seem to work either.

 

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Correction! I have 2 case fans running at the moment. sorry

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Spontaneous reboots indicate a heat problem, most motherboards will react
this way, even with the Win-based recovery options turned off. Are you
monitoring the temps?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org