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What causes windows to reboot?

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by sjlkmoser

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I have 2 computers that have a problem rebooting periodically. One is a Win xp the other a Win 98. I tried replacing the Win 98 power supply and seemed to help, but still does reboot at random. The win xp (home)does it at total random. ??

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by securitytech

Make sure that your CPU fan(s) are working. And/or invest in a larger heat sink and fan. You can also check the startup options to see if you have a failure log on the xp box. The most common reason I've seen for random rebooting is overheating though.

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