Computer Crashing over and over and over... and over...

[Lady_Chaos]

my computer has been crashing left and right. I've installed most of the programs on it... I dont know why it keeps shutting down. My antivirus software is working perfectly and it shows no sign of any viruses... I have windows vista ultimate and right now i am just not satisfied... I dont really have much on it except for my iTunes library, which can only be put onto 2 more computers.... what should I do?

[Aηdy]

Can you explain in any more detail how it crashes? For example does it completely lock up where nothing moves at all on the screen, or does it show a blue screen, does it simply shut down? It will helps us determine the problem.

[Zazu]

Do you get any error messages? Does your computer make any sort of sound when it turns itself off?

Without a bit more info, can't really say what the problem is exactly, but at a guess it sound like a hardware problem if your pc keeps just turning itself off with seemingly no other problem.

[Lady_Chaos]

It goes to blue screen for like a second or so and then it restarts automatically and then its normal for a few min. and then it does the same again and then its okay for about an hour and then it goes back to blue screen shuts off and tries to turn on again but fails it like.. makes a soft whirring noise and then goes off and the light on it goes on with the whirring and off and it does that a few times and then I just hold the power button down. one time it said taht I needed to reinstall windows and my dad asked me what i had installed onto my computer lately and I said 'just the pictures from the trip" and he didn't act on it...

[Aηdy]

Blue screen is most often down to bad drivers, bad ram or other bad hardware. Although sometimes it's just the operating system installation that's messed up. So I think the first step is to back up all your important files and re-install your operating system (Windows XP, Vista etc, whatever it may be).

[MARiFOX]

back up to a tumb drive and get a mac, PC's r just like that they randomly begin to fail...macs r much more reliable,sure they cost more,but compared to the number of times you have to replace your PC the price of replacment dobles the cost a an iMac. switch to mac and dowload a program that converts pc files to mac files[dont worry about viruses,Macs are virus free :)]

[Commander Thor]

back up to a tumb drive and get a mac, PC's r just like that they randomly begin to fail...macs r much more reliable,
If you treat a PC well, it can be MORE reliable than a Macintosh.
I've had to work on a couple of my friends iMacs because they've locked up, frozen, or basically eaten themselves, not fun.

sure they cost more,but compared to the number of times you have to replace your PC the price of replacment dobles the cost a an iMac.
You never have to replace your PC.
I still have a machine running Windows 3.1, still runs as fast as the day my dad got it.
I have another machine running Windows 98, also runs as fast as the day we got it.
It just depends on how you treat your technology.
And with a PC, you can actually upgrade individual components (Processor, ect) to keep it up to date, so you're not replacing the whole machine.

Also, you have flawed logic.
You never have to replace a Mac?
So what you're saying is that a Mac from say, 2000, can do all the things that the new 2009 models can do?
This is the main reason people upgrade PCs, feature-set. If their current PC can't do the things they want, the replace it.

switch to mac and dowload a program that converts pc files to mac files[dont worry about viruses,Macs are virus free :)]

Please tell me you did not just say that.
There are well over 200 confirmed (By both Symantec & Mcafee) viruses for the MacOS.

No reason buying a whole new damn computer (And an overpriced one at that). If it's as simple as a driver fix, or a cheap $20 pack of RAM.


Blue screen is most often down to bad drivers, bad ram or other bad hardware. Although sometimes it's just the operating system installation that's messed up. So I think the first step is to back up all your important files and re-install your operating system (Windows XP, Vista etc, whatever it may be).

BEFORE you go re-installing your OS, pop that Windows setup disk into your drive, then click on 'Launch System Repair' INSTEAD of 'Install'
Find the button for the memory checker, have it run a memory test, if it passes, then re-install the OS. If it fails, then remove 1 stick of RAM out at a time, untill the memory test passes, once it passes, you know you've found the bad stick, and you can buy a new one.

[Silent]

One of my customers had this same problem and it was just a viruses unfortunately they had to reinstall their OS to get rid of it tho.

That might be your problem or actual bad hardware/drivers

[Albino Nega]

Try a system restore,you do not need to buy a different computer or a mac (barfs).

[Lady_Chaos]

I did a system restore with the CD and it hasn't crashed yet, so I figure its all better. =)

[Derkek]

One of my customers had this same problem and it was just a viruses unfortunately they had to reinstall their OS to get rid of it tho.

That might be your problem or actual bad hardware/drivers

WHY SPEND A HUNDRED BUCKS FOR A NEW OS WHEN YOU CAN PAY 40 FOR REGCURE?
even the most well kept computer will get registry errors...there are a few was to fix this...start>run>regedit and go through the thousands of registries and fix 'em your self...might not wanna do that.
or do what i did...go to regcure.com and download regcure. it will scan your registry and tell you how many errors you had. my laptop (vista) and desktop (Xp) came to a combined total of around 3-4,000 registry errors...after the scan buy a license key and type it in and it will change your registry back to its default factory condition (BUTit won't get rid of anyfiles)
of course if your like me and make your own regEdit's and you dont want them changed back you can add it to the ignore list...i tell you regcure work wonders. i can now BitTorrent! with out a BSOD!

i have been asked by many friend if i get paid by regcure.com i dont and it bugs me when they ask...so dont ask me. :)

chapter 2 CASUALITY
unfortunetaly my sisters laptop did not make it. after a life long struggle with an Absolute keylogger, and 3 diff. backdoor trojans along with a great amount of registry errors, it lost. this laptop is no longer with us today, no longer browing the web, or downloading music illegally with both frost wire and lime wire. in a last, hopless attempt of bringing it back to life i pressed the power button i went through a melancholly BIOS screen, pheonix BIOS btw, and i caught a glimpse of flashing letters on the top left of my screen from my eye. and i knew. if only i had known about this before i really recommend you hit up regcure.com it will save you in the long run.

[Commander Thor]

WHY SPEND A HUNDRED BUCKS FOR A NEW OS WHEN YOU CAN PAY 40 FOR REGCURE?
even the most well kept computer will get registry errors


He never said buy a new OS and install, he said re-install, absolutely free.
So my question unto you is, why pay 40 for regcure, when he can re-install his OS for free?

even the most well kept computer will get registry errors
No, no it wont.
It will get artifacts from programs that have been uninstalled/installed/reinstalled but those do not matter.
Registry errors happen from viruses purposely fucking with your registry (Or users not knowing what the hell they're doing while in regedit/regedit32).
Edit: Also, just so everyone's clear, registry errors, and a slow registry are different things. You can have a registry that's slow to access without any errors, and you can have a registry with alot of errors, but fast to access.
It just depends on how much shit you have on your computer.


If you ever need to fix your registry, fire up the good ole' command prompt, and type the following:

Windows XP/2000/NT:
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose

Windows Vista/7 (Make sure to run command prompt as administrator):
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\inf\defltbase.inf /db defltbase.sdb /verbose

Edit: Just to add, you'll need to re-add all users on the computer (Besides the 'Administrator' account) back into the 'Users' group, otherwise, they won't show up on the login screen.