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« on: February 20, 2008, 02:47:23 AM »
whenever i connect my pc to the internet it automatically restarts then restart and restart.... and so on...(only restart and restart)  angry
i already scan my computer and found no virus.
what will i do??? pls helpppp..... cry
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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2008, 03:07:50 AM »
What's your computer's configuration?

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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2008, 04:14:48 AM »
rechek your memory module... clean memory slot... if it still resarts and have you a fatal error, one thing is for sure, replace you memory module with a new one...


another thing, try also checking your PSU, maybe its overloaded....
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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2008, 07:41:46 AM »
Is this the same computer that died when you plugged it into 110v instead of 220v? If so, I'm with ottens flavor and I'd also be checking the memory modules.
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2008, 09:14:55 AM »
i always laugh upon looking at the name of ottens flavor  2funny

sounds freakin' hilarious!  grin grin
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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2008, 09:17:22 AM »
Quote from: coolbuster on February 20, 2008, 09:14:55 AM
i always laugh upon looking at the name of ottens flavor  2funny

sounds freakin' hilarious!  grin grin

LOL @CB.. why?
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« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2008, 01:54:32 PM »
hahahahahahahahahahaha @CB
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« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2008, 10:35:01 AM »
Does the computer crash when clicking internet or 4 seconds later?  Do you have more then one "shortcut" to the internet?  Can you leave your computer at desktop for an hour with no crashes?
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whenever i connect my pc to the internet...
that does not mean the physical action of pluging in a wire does it?

http://hcidesign.com/memtest/
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« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2008, 11:18:12 PM »
Quote from: derek22x on February 20, 2008, 03:07:50 AM
What's your computer's configuration?

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i use os windows 2000
128mb ram
7GB hdd
intel pentiumIII 800MHz
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« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2008, 11:29:01 PM »
Quote from: philp on February 20, 2008, 07:41:46 AM
Is this the same computer that died when you plugged it into 110v instead of 220v? If so, I'm with ottens flavor and I'd also be checking the memory modules.

nope, the one you mentioned was pentium 4 of 512mb ram which the power supply died.
this one now  is pentiumIII an Hp e-pc model of cpu.
all is working except when i connect to the internet it restarts.
i suspect there is a virus.
so i scan with it with avg and found a virus at first then i try to remove it.
then i scan again with avg and found no virus.
but still it restarts. Sad
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« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2008, 11:48:49 PM »
Quote from: Blako on February 21, 2008, 10:35:01 AM
Does the computer crash when clicking internet or 4 seconds later?  Do you have more then one "shortcut" to the internet?  Can you leave your computer at desktop for an hour with no crashes?  that does not mean the physical action of pluging in a wire does it?


the moment i connect it to the internet just 30 seconds only then it will restart.

sorry guys for the late reply. Cool-2
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« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2008, 11:09:14 PM »
grrrrrrrr... i already replaced avg with nod32 just now
but it is still the same. wahhhhh!!!
it restarts again when connected to the internet
help me guyz plsss............
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« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2008, 02:58:20 AM »
hmmm. i hope its not brontok worm virus.
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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2008, 11:44:33 AM »
is there a countdown timer before it restart?
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« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2008, 01:08:11 PM »
Quote from: angelzwei on February 23, 2008, 11:29:01 PM
nope, the one you mentioned was pentium 4 of 512mb ram which the power supply died.
this one now  is pentiumIII an Hp e-pc model of cpu.
all is working except when i connect to the internet it restarts.
i suspect there is a virus.
so i scan with it with avg and found a virus at first then i try to remove it.
then i scan again with avg and found no virus.
but still it restarts. Sad

Did you try AVG in safe mode? And did you do a registry clean up afterwards also?
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« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2008, 11:26:40 PM »
Quote from: megabytez on February 25, 2008, 11:44:33 AM
is there a countdown timer before it restart?

none.

i tried avg in safe mode
and clean my registry
but still the same tickedoff
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« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2008, 11:33:07 PM »
Did you  turn off your restore points before cleaning it out?
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« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2008, 06:23:48 AM »
i dont use systen restore.
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« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2008, 06:26:36 AM »
hmmm. i think its time you try Nod32.  smiley
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« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2008, 08:19:30 AM »
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner  Try Kaspersky...

My friend infected his machine badly, and Kaspersky did wonders helping me pinpoint the problem and helping me remove it.

For files Kaspersky couldn't remove, I used KillBox  --> http://killbox.net/ , and deleted them on reboot.

Are you sure it's not the NIC drivers causing you to reboot?  By default, XP will reboot automatically on a BSOD.  I've had bad NIC drivers cause restarts.  Make sure you have the correct drivers.  Try uninstalling the NIC drivers, then turn off your pc.  Then, plug in the ethernet cable while the pc is off.  Start it up, and see if it stays running until the hardware wizard installs the NIC drivers.  Perhaps you have a faulty NIC card?
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« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2008, 09:48:37 PM »
i am using this kind of model
http://geocities.com/chezylbee/EPC.jpg
an hp e-pc pentium III windows 2000.
how to uninstall NIC driver?
i want to try it maybe its the only sulotion.
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« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2008, 12:45:10 AM »
Hey,
Obviously  this could be software or hardware.  The easiest place to start is hardware (even if it does or does not boot in safe mode).  Pull all unnecessary cards (NIC, Sound, SCSI, etc).  Unplug all peripherals (CD/DVD/Floppies etc) from the drive cables and power supply cables (except the boot drive). Pull all ram but 1 stick.  Basically if it isn't the boot drive or the video card it should be disconnected from the power and mother board.

Reboot and see if it boots, if it does boot plug one component in at a time till it does not and then trouble shoot that part. If it doesn't boot swap the one piece or ram left in with a different stick and try that.

In the last week I have serviced 2 computers with the same problem, one was a toasted DVD and the second was a wireless internet PCI card (and the wireless card would only make the system reboot if the antenna was connected-- believe that).  One system would boot in safe mode one would not.

Thats a fast way to check major hardware.   If that doesn't work the only hardware left is the power supply or motherboard.  Then on to software.
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« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2008, 01:47:26 AM »
@angelzwei - hasn't it been fixed already?
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« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2008, 07:51:48 AM »
angelzwei, Simple fix quit going to porn sites and picking up bugs! 2funny 2funny 2funny
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« Reply #24 on: March 06, 2008, 05:49:55 AM »
Quote from: angelzwei on March 04, 2008, 09:48:37 PM
how to uninstall NIC driver?
i want to try it maybe its the only sulotion.

Click the start button, right click "my computer", click "properties", click the "hardware" tab and then click the "device manager" button. Click the small box next to "network adapters" to expand it. Select your NIC card (mine says "Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller", but yours may be called something different) highlight it and right click on it. Select "disable" then click "yes" or "ok" in the next window that appears. Close all windows and reboot the system.
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« Reply #25 on: March 06, 2008, 04:29:03 PM »
Quote from: Coknuck on March 05, 2008, 07:51:48 AM
angelzwei, Simple fix quit going to porn sites and picking up bugs! 2funny 2funny 2funny
But that isn't any fun.  icon_jokercolor
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« Reply #26 on: March 07, 2008, 01:34:56 AM »
thank you all guys!!! 


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