system rebooting

[keith gracely]

I have Windows xp with service pack. The problem is the system will reboot
itself for no apparent reason. I've already did a system recovery to no
avail. I also did complete system diagnostics and nothing seems to be wrong.
I've done virus scans and defraged the hard drive. It still reboots itself.
It's very annoying. Please help!

 

[Allen Browne]

Keith, this group is discussing Microsoft Access, the desktop database. You
might get a better response if you post to a group dealing with hardware or
o/s.

There's actually several reasons why a machine might reboot, including bad
hardware and bad power. If you are in fact running Access 97, it used to run
the CPU at near 100% usage, which generates significant heat. Particularly
with the very thermally inefficient Netburst architecture in the Pentium IV,
a computer that had inadequate cooling could begin rebooting when running
A97, but not necessary other software (or even later versions of Access.)

 

[keith gracely]

Thanks. Not running Access. Posted on other forums also. Thanks again.