How Often Does Your System Crash/Reboot?

[airdick]

Originally Posted by Jel

Reinstalling XP Pro clears none of this up

My bet is that it's a hardware issue.
Here is how I would attack the problem:

1) First thing to do is make sure you're using the proper settings in the bios for memory timings, clock speed, etc. Some bios menus come with a few default settings that you can choose, try the most conservative bios settings first.

2) If that doesn't solve your problems the next thing I would do is open the box and make sure everything is seated properly and that all the fans work. While you're at it get a flashlight and inspect the capacitors for signs of leakage around the top. There was another thread here recently where someone narrowed down their problems to a bad capacitor.

3) If you have two or more pieces of ram remove one piece at a time and see if the problem can be isolated to single part, or borrow a good stick of ram from a friend and test.

4) If the ram seems okay, start looking at the power - make sure you have a good ground and clean power, if the power is okay then try swapping in a known-good power supply.

5) If you get this far you could try swapping a new cpu, and if you're still screwed go buy a new, shiny mac!

[pornrex]

I'm not a big tekkie by any stretch.

I have XP on my system running on a P-IV processor with quickheal as my antivirus package and adaware se system checks in the morning and evening. Haven't had a problem in months.

[Mr. Blue]

I have Win XP....2 years, no crashes, and I leave my comp up 24/7...I only reboot it once every two weeks or if I install software and it needs to reboot.

[stuveltje]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blue

I have Win XP....2 years, no crashes, and I leave my comp up 24/7...I only reboot it once every two weeks or if I install software and it needs to reboot.

when i use win98 it froozed about 8 times a day and believe me i kept on working with win98, oke now with xp i crashed ones and 1 time use shit but i manage to fix it with th help of this board, that my puter crashed or frooze wasnt to blame of my puter, it was the programs i used not save enough, me happy camper now, oke one in awhile i have shit but now i use firefox for reviewing and it helps alot ad ofcourse i have 100s of bougt programs to protect me........hey i have to do something... btw my oldie puter which crashed with win 98 is no totally upgraded and have xp and xp2 on it, that one i will take with me to my summerhome..gonna test how that works with xp2 or whatever it was it needed because i dont have that on my new puter where i work on now, if good i am gonna upgrade again.

[Mr. Blue]

Originally Posted by stuveltje

when i use win98 it froozed about 8 times a day and believe me i kept on working with win98, oke now with xp i crashed ones and 1 time use shit but i manage to fix it with th help of this board, that my puter crashed or frooze wasnt to blame of my puter, it was the programs i used not save enough, me happy camper now, oke one in awhile i have shit but now i use firefox for reviewing and it helps alot ad ofcourse i have 100s of bougt programs to protect me........hey i have to do something... btw my oldie puter which crashed with win 98 is no totally upgraded and have xp and xp2 on it, that one i will take with me to my summerhome..gonna test how that works with xp2 or whatever it was it needed because i dont have that on my new puter where i work on now, if good i am gonna upgrade again.

A little ounce of protection goes a long way. I have two programs that I always leave on, Avast Anti-virus and Microsoft Spyware remover...I use firefox to surf...and I'm a little careful with my email. I set all the updates, scans, etc, for when I'm sleeping and I never notice it.

[MrYum]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blue

A little ounce of protection goes a long way. I have two programs that I always leave on, Avast Anti-virus and Microsoft Spyware remover...I use firefox to surf...and I'm a little careful with my email. I set all the updates, scans, etc, for when I'm sleeping and I never notice it.

Good advice Mr Blue

I run XP Pro 2.8ghz P4 1gig of Kingston Extreme RAM. Built this machine with my own two grubby paws just over 2 years ago. Have had one bsod in that time. A few days ago...had about 15 applications opened at the time...was unzipping some content files...and boink...bsod. Rebooted and it's been fine since.

Sure sounds hardware related from what you describe. Overall, XP Pro is very stable...usually...