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Computer Restarts When Video Starts
Name: FrankTed Date: February 23, 2006 at 12:36:57 Pacific OS: Win XP CPU/Ram: 2.6 Pentium 4 HT / 2GB RA Product: Dell/Custom
Comment:
Hey guys, I've got a problem where my computer restarts when I start a video. It doesn't matter what kind of video file or what player I use to play the video, once it loads my computer restarts itself. I've gotten the newest drivers for my card (figuring its not a software error in the players) and nothing happened. I've updated and ran all of my anti-virus programs and still nothing. I've been working on it for a couple of days now... any ideas? thanks Ted
Name: XpUser4Real Date: February 23, 2006 at 13:43:53 Pacific
Reply:
I got this on one of my posts from chuck2 Right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced tab, Settings button (Starup and Recovery), uncheck Automatically Restart.
Now you should get an error message when it happens again and you can see what is causing the shutdown.
Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks
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Response Number 2
Name: FrankTed Date: February 24, 2006 at 18:02:43 Pacific
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The box was already unchecked.... and yet there is still no error message.. and it still just restarts... I'm extremely confused now.
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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser4Real Date: February 24, 2006 at 22:11:39 Pacific
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Have you done an sfc /scannow yet?
Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks
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Response Number 4
Name: FrankTed Date: February 25, 2006 at 10:32:15 Pacific
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no i dont... and i dont know what it is or where to get one haha
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Response Number 5
Name: FrankTed Date: February 26, 2006 at 08:29:06 Pacific
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okay... I checked out the sfc/scannow.. which for some reason didnt work at all... so then i went and messed with some drivers and programs i have relating to my video card. Theres a new "Catalyst" driver for ATI cards... and that seems to have been thr problem... I rolled back the driver and all was okay. thanks guys
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