Restart has to be done quickly Haven't done an accurate measurement but it appears that if the unplug-replug-restart is not done within a few (5?...
Giving up HD tests OK Have the latest bios I'll just give up on it and get a new computer and maybe some brainstorm will give me the...
More dead ends Yes, the problem occurs with the side panel off. Hard Disk is 28 c Haven't run tests on hard drive Memory tests ok No bleeps...
Not intermittant The occurence is not intermittant - it is consistent and predictable. Turn it on and 15 minutes later it shuts off. Unplug and...
Don't think it is heat related If it were heat related then wouldn't it **** out within the 15-20 minute period when I restart after the initial...
Temps & Voltages I downloaded Everest per your recommendation and looked at the temps and voltages but did not know how to assess the readings :...
Still no success Well I did all that - took off the heatsink fan and cleaned up all the dust there and on the PSU fan. Both fans spun up OK when...
Another significant(?) fact The shutdown then restart with the power button prevents the problem from occuring; however, the restart button (of...
It gets even weirder So now I tried shut down and reboot immediately after the windows start button showed and it didn't crash after 15-20...
XP Pro Service Pack 2 (build 2600) Gateway Desktop E-4600 4000762 Ran well for 5 years then.. From a cold start everything boots up and...
You got that right I had tried disabling the spam killer without success but as you suggested I took the email off the spamkiller listing and...
Whenever the system is re-booted the incoming mail server in Outlook Express is changed to 127.0.0.1 instead of ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net and...
Problem has not recurred Seems to have fixed it permanently.
Required a drastic fix No amount of research or fiddling could fix this so I logged in in safe mode and created a new account with administrator...
Part of the time when my system boots up I get no access to anything - i.e. I do not have any permissions. A logoff and logon sequence cures the...
This might work Try the moveonboot program from GiPo@Utilities
Maybe you need the latest version I had a similar difficulty and fixed it with a later version - I'm using 1.2.4013.0
Well I finally got around to fixing it by going to msnewsgroups where I found : The MBSA team is currently investigating this issue....
Version 1.2.1 is the one I can't get installed. I used to have 1.1 and it worked OK but I've now uninstalled it in my attempt to get 1.2.1 installed.
MSBA installation keeps telling me I don't have IE up to date so it will not continue the install. :( When I try to update IE it tells me I have...
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