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Win xp restart

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by maddensr

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Lately for some reason win xp will restart on it's ownfor no apparent reason

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by seanferd

Quite likely a hardware issue. In particular: computer model & motherboard, sound & graphics cards. Also, have you added anything recently? Some hardware doesn't play nice under certain conditions.

Is your power supply sufficient to what it's running?

Is the system infected with malware?

Edit to add:

Overheating?

Try this: Right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced. In startup and recovery, click Settings > uncheck Automatic Restart for System Failure.

Now you may see an error message rather than the system rebooting. Write it down. Post it here or search for it on the web or at Microsoft.

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