Sounds like you are on the road, well done. Come back and mark the thread Resolved if you feel the system is working. Just a note to be careful...
You said that the inside of the computer might be full of dust. You need to remove it. Those temperatures appear horrendous and it is a wonder the...
I would check the memory as Arie suggested and swap the RAM modules with some borrowed ones if possible (they need to be the same type, probably...
:D It might be my workmate's description. We sometimes find that if a computer has not been connected (logged onto) the network for a period, it...
Have you logged on as another user? I would check for a corrupt user profile. The only other area I could think of, is that there is program...
Search Help and Support for "error checking" (Check your hard disk for errors). As I said, set it to test the surface. It will require a restart...
I would run Windows memory diagnostics. You can read about it in Help and Support. The antivirus runs scans on the hard drive so you should run...
Maybe just info. 512MB of RAM is minimal, but it will run XP...if you watch what you install. If you install "big" programs or a lot of...
Do you know your current version of DirectX? You can get information by running dxdiag (go to Start and type dxdiag into the Start Search bar, run...
If you are having other problems, get those addressed. Something you could try is installing (reinstalling) your current version of DirectX,...
Sorry to but in as well. I've seen the blank screen with the flashing cursor quite a few times. I can't remember it ever being fatal. To me, it...
My associate at work sometimes talks about that the computer gets "tome-stoned" (he is good! :)). Try doing websearches about it The computer...
I asked rikki to let us know the situation now. To save reading through the original thread, this is the question It sounds like whatever...
If you took it to a repairer, it should only be a few dollars to clean it out. Cleaning it would rule out a heat problem. If it restarts every...
I agree, check where the cooling air is drawn in. Is it under the laptop? Older Compaq laptops I have worked on draw air from underneath. You put...
Good info, maybe it will be helpful for somebody else :cool:
You could take it around to a computer repairer and ask if they could do a quick test, they should only ask a few dollars.
From a quick websearch, I SUSpect :) you have installed a program (maybe run a driver installer) that was made for a previous version of Windows....
I expect you mean a new PSU, but if you haven't tested another working PSU, we can't guarantee that it is definitely the cause. If it another...
I still think you should consider drivers. "Up to date" means little to me, I just ignore it, if I feel I it might be a driver problem. Are the...
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