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Windows XP Rebooting

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by doe

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I have been running windows XP pro for about 5 months with no problems. Last week my computer started blue screening with an internal_power_error stop message. I tried to go back to a restore point with no luck. I haven't installed any new Hardware or Software only Critical Updates from MS. I also reinstalled the OS without the Critical updates works for about 3 days and then the Blue Screens again.

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by thechas

The Internal_Power_Error is your key here.

Either your power supply is failing, or the regulator on the mother board that supplies the power to the CPU is failing.

This would be a good time to upgrade your system supply to at least a 300 Watt supply.
I have seen it take several months for added hardware to reach the point of "overstressing" the power supply to the point where it begins to shut down after a period of time.

Chas

by doe

I replaced the Power supply and that didn't fix the problem. Before i went out and got a new mother board I decided to try a new Hard drive. That seemed to fix the problem it's been good for about 2 weeks now.

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