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Completely random computer restarts (crashes?) on any OS
My computer sometimes suddenly restarts. This issue has always existed, and I can't seem to figure it out :/ Have been living with this issue for more than a year, now it's time that it changes!
The ...
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in windows 7, during startup, why do my icons go blank and then reappear
This morning I had to restart my windows 7 computer due to a security patch. As it was restarting, all the icons on the desktop appeared, then turned white and then the original images started ...
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PC restarts while booting
My problem is that my PC restarts while booting. The BIOS shows up, it shows that all HDDs are found and RAM is checked. But when the XP booting screen should appear, my PC just restarts and starts ...
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Prevent Windows Vista from restarting/shutting down, ever
I have running a desktop computer as a server ATM for personal reasons. I don't have physical access to the computer, I can only access it through Teamviewer. The computer is multiboot, with the ...
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Is there some way to prevent any and all restarts? Not just from Windows Update?
I am running a critical research program on a Windows 7 PC that needs to run uninterrupted for several months. I have had to re-initialize the entire experiment several time due to unexpected restart. ...
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Will restarting the computer a lot (about 10 times in 2 minutes) damage the motherboard?
I was just curious if there are consequences for doing this and what they would be for the mobo, or any other internal component.
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The interference of wifi and Bluetooth for my iMac
The interference has made my iMac constantly log off from the Internet, I have to turn off the Bluetooth sometimes even restart the wifi or computer for the Internet to work again, any way I could ...
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is it possible to toggle among different OS in a multi-boot PC without restart?
My notebook installed Windows XP and Ubuntu. Every time to toggle, I need to hibernate one OS (to keep current working things) and restart to the other.
Is it possible to keep both OS "live" and ...
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How to restart a program automatically
I´m using
Windows 7 Ultimate
Flash Media Live Encoder (FME)
I´m using a cmd file to start FME, the file (watch.cmd) points to the Flash Media Encoder.exe file, and also to the profile with the ...
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apache (don't send) error message on every system restart
I am getting this error message every time I restart my machine.
Here is the screenshot that will describe my problem properly.
and here is the another screen when I clicked the 'click here' link ...
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HP laptop doesn't boot, endlessly restarts
My HP Pavilion dv9000 laptop (running Windows XP) won't boot - it just keeps going into a restart cycle.
I've tried to turn it on without the hard drive inside but I still get to the same rebooting ...
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How does the computer turn itself on when told to 'restart'? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How does a computer restart itself?
if we want to on our PC we press on switch then computer is start..
if we want to shutdown our PC we give commond for switchoff . ...
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Computer doesn't boot, continuously restarts; possible disk error
I have shut down my computer two hours ago. When I open my computer it started restarting itself after showing the POST screen. I can open my computer with a Ubuntu Live CD or Windows installation CD. ...
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Force a Windows service to restart
I'm having problems trying to restart a Windows service (VBoxDrv, a VirtualBox driver)
net stop VBoxDrv
doesn't work (service starting or stopping error)
sc queryex vboxdrv
displays ...
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What is the difference between a hard and a soft reboot?
Often I hear doing a hard reboot (completely powering off a computer and restarting it) as opposed to a soft reboot (restarting by some command in the operating system).
What, exactly, are the ...
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Remotely shutting down the system (restarting) and instant booting
Is there a way to perform a sort of "hard reset" on a remote system (running linux)? The issue i'm facing is related to one of the hard drives dying during I/O and becoming inaccessible - after ...
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Computer restarts itself when I'm playing certain games
I have been having this problem the past 2 days, and I still am at a loss. I have not changed anything hardware-side in my computer, so I don't think it's got to do with a crappy CPU or RAM or ...
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Is it possible to set Windows 7 to download updates now, but install them on the next shutdown?
Since I really don't like being reminded of an update that requires a reboot1, is it possible to have manual updates install when shutting down the next time? Automatic updating does this, but it's ...
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How can I make Debian restart to GRUB?
I just installed Debian and wanted to change it so when I hit Restart on the Shut Down dialog in GNOME that it restarts the computer, instead of just restarting the kernel.
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Computer automatically shuts down after a period of idling
My computer running Windows 7 suddenly starts behaving very strangely. If I leave it idled for a while, it automatically logs off and restarts. After that, it may or may not restart successfully. What ...
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Laptop restarts again and again
Recently my laptop being restarted again and again, this occurs in both Windows and Ubuntu (I have installed both of them on my laptop). I did not have this problem before when I was using just ...
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My PC takes more than 10 minutes to enter OS choice menu
I have PC with following configuration
Intel Dual core processor
1 GB RAM
160 GB hard disk
256mb inbuilt graphics
Recently I have been using UBUNTU 10.04 liveCd and after the restart ...
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Restart explorer.exe in Windows 7 while keeping all icons in the system tray?
Sometimes when you are prompted to restart the computer (or log off), you can get away with just restarting the explorer process. I'm sure you know what i'm talking about.
The problem is, that when ...
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Macbook pro reboots during the first boot process
My 2011 MBP has developed an annoying habit of rebooting during each first attempt to start it up. I've enabled FileVault, so once I've typed in my password, it will get to the spinning grey icon and ...
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What is the difference between restarting the computer once and restarting the computer twice?
I was noticing that when I restart my computer for the first time, it is "less clogged", and immediately after restarting I restart it again and it feels even "less clogged".
This made me wonder, ...
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My system restarts on pressing Windows key and mutes/unmutes on pressing Ctrl key
Two days ago, I was trying to download software from http://download.cnet.com/
Cnet asked to install cnet toolbar and I thought that I wouldn't be able to download the software unless and until I ...
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Workstation restarts randomly - no BSOD - temperature/power supply problem?
I have a high-end dual CPU workstation that has started rebooting itself several times per day. It has no history of doing this - it just started in the last few days. It hasn't had any hardware ...
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PPTP VPN Setup Issue; forces restart
This is actually more of a router issue, and I really have no clue where it should go.
I've setup a PPTP VPN successfully, and when tethering through my phone, I can connect and disconnect from it as ...
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Windows: Automatically restart application when closes
I have a server application that I want to be running whenever the computer is running and usually this is the case, except sometimes I'll find it to have closed by itself. Is there a bat or script I ...
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File and print sharing disabled after each reboot
XP Pro SP3 fully patched, T60 notebook with recent install of the OS, all drivers present and updated.
Local home network
In my Local area connection properties, the "File and print sharing for ...
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Computer stuck in reboot loop after unplugging power cord
My computer was in sleep mode when I unplugged the power cord from it to work on another machine.
But after plugging it back in, it got stuck on a black screen (with prompt) while booting. I reset it ...
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Hibernate: Restart instead of Shutting Down
The Situation
I have sort of an odd request. I dual boot Ubuntu and Windows and sometimes I just want to switch between the partitions without loosing the state of the OS I was currently working ...
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When I restart my computer then sometimes it hang at BIOS
I have seen that when I restart my computer then sometimes (6/10) it hangs at screen where its says Press f2 for setup at BIOS Then processor starts making too much noise with fan
I have to gain ...
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XP Laptop Restarting
I have a Dell 1525 which I reinstalled xp on recently due to a hard disk problem.
Apparently I've missed something, it's taken to restarting for no apparent reason (I believe it's too frequent for ...
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Why does Adobe Acrobat Reader require a restart on update?
Why does Adobe Acrobat Reader require a restart when you update it? It's a piece of software that reads PDFs. Just what else is it installing/updating that requires a total OS reboot to "complete" ...
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How does a computer restart itself?
How can a computer restart itself? After it's off, how does it tell itself to come back on again? What kind of software is it that can do this?
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How do you restart X11/gdm in Fedora
What is the equivalent of /etc/init.d/gdm resart in Fedora? What is the proper way to restart X11 and the desktop manager.
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How to auto login after Windows Update restart?
After my Windows 6/Server 2008 R2 finished updating (windows update) during the night it restarts. I want it to auto login to my (admin) account after it restarts, but only auto login after a windows ...
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windows xp error, restarts on enabling LAN connection
Sometimes when I enable my LAN connection then the System restarts with a blue screen showing "A problem has occurred" and processes something.
Then, Windows restarts properly, but a message ...
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Make Windows 7 shutdown/restart more graceful
After a few days it inevitably comes round that I need to restart my machine. (Gut feeling that things would be better after a reboot or just plain old Windows update).
There's a screen that pops up ...
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Restart a windows computer without shutdown.exe
Is it possible, using only the command prompt, to restart a computer without shutdown.exe? It's missing. Can I use the one from my personal computer on a different computer? (my laptop is windows 7 ...
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Desktop cannot restart (it will shut down) - Multiple OS's tried
I built a desktop a year or so ago, which runs like a dream. I have installed many OSes on it but the problem persists.
If it tell the PC to restart it does everything right, shuts down but the PC ...
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Why do some programs require a restart after install? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Why do I need restart computer after installing new software?
I've been annoyed by this for some time now. I install or update a program and it requires a restart?!
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Why does restarting a computer solve wifi connectivity issues?
I saw the the question on this site, asking about why restarting a computer can fix things in general, and I figured I might press for additional insight.
On occasion I'll be scooting along on the ...
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Ubuntu mono crash, restart
I was just wondering how(if it's possible) I could go about create a bash file to launch a mono app on system start, and have it open back up if it crashes. Is there some kind of while loop I could ...
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Why does my computer freeze and make a terrible buzzing noise every once in a while?
Twice now my computer has frozen, accompanied by a terrible, angry, buzzing/beeping noise through the speakers. It is my first build, and as such I'm not really educated enough to even make a guess ...
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How to fix regular hanging/restarts in my windows XP SP3
My computer system has two Hard disks (One on 320SATA(boot disk with one partition) and one on 80Gb P-ATA(C:,d:,e:,f:)),1Gb SDDDR1 RAM, an Nvidia 6600 graphics card, a Gigabyte motherboard and a ...
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How to install Snow Leopard Server over Regular Snow Leopard
I'm in the ADC so I have legitimate access to a free copy of Snow Leopard Server and licence key which I need to use to test my Push Notifications. I downloaded the software, and when I opened the ...
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Restart PC via remote desktop with Explorer.exe dead
I have a very unusual situation in which I am remote desktoping to my Windows 7 PC from my laptop. The Explorer.exe process has been killed so therefore the Start menu etc isn't available. So there ...
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Motherboard will fully reboot, except with reset/shutdown button
I have a intel d525mw motherboard, on which I have ubuntu server.
When I go to reboot my machine(sudo reboot), it goes to the restart prompt and then just hangs there.
I have also noticed this when ...
