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Anonymous asked in Computers & InternetHardwareDesktops · 1 decade ago

My Computer restarts restarts itself?

My Computer restarts restarts itself after i logon and also sometimes before the windows boot,

I am using Mcafee Enterprise Antivirus.

Norton GoBack

Windows XP Pro SP2

But the CPU temperature in BIOS Shows as 65 C

Please find the below items which is installed on my machine:

Running processes:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe

F:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe

C:\Program Files\DAP\DAP.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE

C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\jusched.exe

C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe

C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\LaunchApplication.exe

D:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client..

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    looks pretty hot ..if its 65 at idle it prolly gets really hot if its doing somthing ...

  • Nazar
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    heyya dear........

    Baby, It's Hot in There

    Sometimes this can be caused by an overheating situation. Itunes, RealPlayer, Windows Media player, etc. require a lot of processing power to decompress and decode music files, which can cause the processor or hard drive to get hot.

    If your CPU is running at over 60 degrees (C) you might be at risk of burning it out. Some systems shut down automatically when the temperature reaches an unsafe level. Every few weeks I open my system unit and clean the fins on the heat sink that sits under the CPU. When they collect dust it restricts the airflow and prevents proper cooling. You can use a can of compressed air (look at your local office supply store) or an old toothbrush. I just did that on my system and the CPU temperature dropped by ten degrees!

    Download the free Speedfan utility and it will tell you the temperature at which your CPU and hard drives are running.

    Memory Fails Me...

    If you determine that overheating is not the problem, the most likely suspect is bad memory. Trying to access a bad spot in your system memory (RAM) can cause the computer to freak out and restart. The best way to find the culprit is to pop open the system unit, remove (or replace) one RAM stick and see if the problem is solved. Run your system for a while and if the problem goes away, you win! If not... lather, rinse and repeat for each RAM stick until you find the one that's misbehaving.

    Don't Do Me Any Favors

    There's a setting buried in Windows XP that tells your computer to restart when a system error occurs. If you turn off that option, you may solve your automatic reboot problem.

    Click Start, then open Control Panel

    Click Performance and Maintenance

    Click System

    Click on the Advanced Tab

    Click Settings in the Startup and Recovery section

    Uncheck Automatically Restart in the System failure section

    Note that this may prevent the system from restarting, but it can also mask the true problem. As an alternative to this measure, consider what has recently changed on your system. If you have installed new hardware or software, remove it and see if the annoying restart persists. Sometimes downloading the latest driver software from the manufacturer's website will fix hardware incompatibility problems that cause restarts.

    Computer Restarts After Download?

    Some folks have written to me complaining that their computer automatically restarts itself after every download. And interestingly, most (if not all) mentioned they were using the Firefox browser. If you are using a download manager or download accelerator, this could be causing the problem. Check all the settings in the download manager and tweak if necessary. Or get rid of the download manager and see if the problem remains.

    This can also be a virus or spyware problem. I suggest you go through your Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs list and remove any programs you don't need, then run thorough anti-virus and anti-spyware scans. It could even be your anti-virus program fighting with the browser or download manager. Switching to a new anti-virus might help also. See my recommendations for the best free anti-virus software for help with that.

  • 1 decade ago

    UR PC needs a good cleaning, since the temp is high..

    Open ur cabinet and clean using a good vaccum cleaner/blower to remove all t dust over the CPU cooling fan n heat sink and also the SMPS fan and any other paths were dust is accumulated..This should drastically reduce the temp. of ur processor. Also check the RAM for any problem of heating..

    This should help u...

    :)

  • 1 decade ago

    1.

    C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.ex...

    must be virus infected......

    2.

    CPU temp is high

    if you are having knowledge of h/w, clean the cpu fan by blower. if not, switch on ac and remove cover.

    3.

    More than 1 antivirus not advisable. (Norton, trend, Macfee, avg, ... repel each other. if up install one on other, it will either uninstall other or behave randomly (reboot/excessive slow/blue back/etc)

    Solution

    1. Boot in safe mode.

    2. Delete the file mentioned above

    3. keep only one antivirus (one which is licensed). i advise macfee or trend. remove norton

    4. boot in normal mode

    5. Try www.housecall.trend.com to remove virus (Java required)

    Hope you will find it useful

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  • Aaron
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Try this, click start>run then type control and press enter, the control panel should come up, click performance and maintenance (skip if you don't have it) and then system, click the advanced tab, click settings under startup and recovery and untick the automatically restart box, click apply and then ok, hope it works

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Try changin the system ram this could be the only problem or you need to format the os and reinstall the os.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    probably your cpu is overheating.

    check the cpu fan. try cleaning it by using a small brush. also check if you have an exhaust fan in your casing. is it work still working? try cleaning r replacing.

  • 1 decade ago

    its a minor problem.

    just take your pc to a local computer shop.

    he ill charge around Rs;200.

    there is a problem in the mother board.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    its infected d virus in ur system so u can update ur xp it cant works so format u r xp vit u r partition den re-install xp(may b bad sector in ur hard disk)

  • 1 decade ago

    Use avast Antivirus, your system is having virus that's y you are getting this problem.

  • 1 decade ago

    first thing _ your operating system has been corrupted

    Pl reinstalled your OS

    second thing _ if you have do that replace your memory chip

    which available there as well as ram 512MB or 1GB

    if this will do then your problem will salve

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