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My computer restarts randomly and abruptly, help?
I'm fairly computer savvy, so I'm guessing my problem is overheating, although I haven't encountered any BSDs yet.
What's strange is it seems to happen when my computer ISN'T very hot, or just after I've restarted my desktop from Sleep/Hibernate.
When it restarts everything is fine and I get "Windows has recovered from a serious error."
Inside the details I find this: C:\DOCUME~1\COMPAQ~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERff08.dir00\Mini072809-02.dmp
C:\DOCUME~1\COMPAQ~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERff08.dir00\sysdata.xml
I've tried deleting the files in C://Windows/Minidump but it only works for a day or two and then more .dmps start appearing. I've also run a chkdsk /f in command but both of these seem to be only temporary solutions.
Do you think it is a temperature-related CPU crash or is there some file that's causing windows to randomly restart (more commonly after coming out of Sleep/Hibernate when everything has cooled down)?
Any advice is appreciated, thanks!
2 Answers
- Mike OLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
There is an option in Control Panel>System>Advanced where you tell it what to do when you get a BSOD. The default is set to "restart". You ARE getting a BSOD, only you don't see it because of that option. The dumps you are finding are also options you can set in that Advanced tab.
Sleep/Hibernate are to be avoided, they are known to cause problems.
- ?Lv 41 decade ago
You might have a virus. But if you're sure you don't I'd guess that your computer battery is starting to go bad.
