games cause reboot

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Hi John,

"John" wrote in message news:1e9601c4a115$67bf1e20$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| Here is my problem. My computer works perfectly fine when
| I run production software, word processors, media
| players, and such. Everytime I try to run a game program
| it will reboot within about 1 to 5 minutes and the reboot
| is like the computer is starting for the first time. Can
| anyone tell me what the problem is or what the virus is
| and how to detect and fix it or where i can get software
| to detect and fix. Thank you for any help you can give me.


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Your system is most likely restarting as a result of a STOP error.

To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System / Advanced /
Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck the box
labelled "Automatically restart" under the System Failure section.

To analyse the error, try the steps in: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati, or nv (nVidia)
the most likely solution would be to install the latest drivers using
the instructions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


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Glad that helped John. :-)

Cheers,
Jimmy.

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:128f01c4a128$6aa26d50$a401280a@phx.gbl...
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi John,
| >
| >"John" wrote in message news:1e9601c4a115$67bf1e20
| $a601280a@phx.gbl...
| >| Here is my problem. My computer works perfectly fine
| when
| >| I run production software, word processors, media
| >| players, and such. Everytime I try to run a game
| program
| >| it will reboot within about 1 to 5 minutes and the
| reboot
| >| is like the computer is starting for the first time.
| Can
| >| anyone tell me what the problem is or what the virus is
| >| and how to detect and fix it or where i can get
| software
| >| to detect and fix. Thank you for any help you can give
| me.
| >
| >
| >--
| >Your system is most likely restarting as a result of a
| STOP error.
| >
| >To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System /
| Advanced /
| >Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck
| the box
| >labelled "Automatically restart" under the System
| Failure section.
| >
| >To analyse the error, try the steps in:
| http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm
| >
| >If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati,
| or nv (nVidia)
| >the most likely solution would be to install the latest
| drivers using
| >the instructions at:
| http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
| >
| >--
| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| Shell / User
| >Jimmy S.
| http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| >
| >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
| http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| >
| >.thank you. that seems to have fixed the problem.
| >