> One of the most common issues that causes this is video card problems.
> Turn down the hardware acceleration on that card - Right click
> desktop...Properties...Settings...Advanced...Troubleshoot tab. If this
> helps, then go to the website of your video card manufacturer and download
> and (re)install the latest drivers for your card. Also, get the latest
> version of DirectX:
http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/AboutGFW/Pages/DirectX10.aspx> IE puts more strain on your video card/drivers than almost anything outside
> of games and CAD/CAM-type programs.
>
> Heat buildup can also cause spontaneous reboots. Make sure all vents are
> clear and clean, all fans are running, etc. Also a bad power supply on the
> system can cause this issue, or just bad line power. Using an
> uninterruptible power supply (UPS, aka battery backup) like the ones from
http://www.apcc.comcan help.
>
> Third party programs associated with IE can also cause this issue. Go to
> Tools...Internet Options...Advanced tab, Browsing section, uncheck "Enable
> third-party browser extensions", click Apply, click Okay, reboot. If that
> solves the issue, then it's time to narrow down exactly what is causing the
> issue. Recheck the box, Apply, Okay, reboot. Then go to Tools...Manage
> Add-ons, and disable a couple at a time to pinpoint the culprit.
>
> If still no joy......
>
> This may be caused by spyware/malware that's gotten installed on
> your system.
> The problem could be something new that the
> spyware cleaners you've used don't have in their databases yet (and I take
> it you've updated their definitions before scanning). In that case....
> HijackThis direct download:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip> Tutorial on how to use HijackThis:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html> Then post it's output log to the forum here for analysis and feedback by the
> parasite experts:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30> Or one of the other HijackThis Logs forums listed here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/forums.html>
> Or try this program to get some of the most nasty malware:
> CWShredder direct download:
http://aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip>
> An alternate resource for all of this and more:
http://www.aumha.org/secure.htm>
> --
>
> Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE
> Charlotte, NC USA
> jkenne...[ at ]carolina.rr.com
>
> "Doug" <doug...[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1184286051.793330.271900[ at ]d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Hi. I hope someone here can help me. On my wife's pc, running
> > WindowsXP home edition, service pack 2, with Internet Explorer Version
> > 6.0.2, when she is surfing the net, she is on a website (no ONE in
> > particular, Ebay, yahoo, IN.gov,etc.) her browser will suddenly close
> > ITSELF, then the pc goes thru it's normal shutdown procedure (saving
> > settings, logging off, shutting down) ALL BY ITSELF. She then has to
> > restart the pc and start all over, bringing the pc up. This happens AT
> > LEAST once a night and all that she is doing is reading websites. It's
> > like a ghost takes over her pc, closes the browser, then shuts down
> > her pc.
> > I have run Adaware, spybot, windows defender, Zone Alarms spyware
> > scan, Norton utilities, and Norton Anti-Virus and they find things,
> > which I then remove, yet still this problem persists. Does anyone have
> > any ideas, before I format the HD and reinstall everything?- Hide quoted text -
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