- Computer restarts for no reason
- Posted by Andyman on January 13th, 2006
Can anybody help I am using xp sp2 i have had my computer for about a year no
problems, but my computer restarts its self when it feels like for on reason.
I have also found that when i run a virus scan it freezers when it reach a
certain file every time & restarts file name windows\system32\atmadm.exe i
dont know if this is connected.
- Posted by Gerry Cornell on January 14th, 2006
Andy
Try Start, Run, type "sfc /scannow" without quotes and hit Enter.
Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System
File Checker (Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310747
After doing this reboot the computer,
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:538D09E9-DA83-442A-8A29-4AD884800551@microsoft.com...
> Can anybody help I am using xp sp2 i have had my computer for about a year
> no
> problems, but my computer restarts its self when it feels like for on
> reason.
>
> I have also found that when i run a virus scan it freezers when it reach a
> certain file every time & restarts file name windows\system32\atmadm.exe i
> dont know if this is connected.
>
- Posted by Andyman on January 14th, 2006
Gerry
Thanks fo rthe advice which I followed it starts to check files gets about a
quarter of the way through, I get a blue screen with writing on flash up for
a matter of seconds & then the computer restarts.
Does anyone have any more advice.
Thanks
Andy
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> Andy
>
> Try Start, Run, type "sfc /scannow" without quotes and hit Enter.
>
> Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System
> File Checker (Sfc.exe)
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310747
>
> After doing this reboot the computer,
>
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
>
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> "Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:538D09E9-DA83-442A-8A29-4AD884800551@microsoft.com...
> > Can anybody help I am using xp sp2 i have had my computer for about a year
> > no
> > problems, but my computer restarts its self when it feels like for on
> > reason.
> >
> > I have also found that when i run a virus scan it freezers when it reach a
> > certain file every time & restarts file name windows\system32\atmadm.exe i
> > dont know if this is connected.
> >
>
>
>
- Posted by Gerry Cornell on January 14th, 2006
Andy
Try it again but do what follows first.
I suggest you Disable automatic restart on system failure. This
should help by allowing time to write down the STOP code properly.
Right click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select
Properties, Advanced, StartUp and Recovery, System Failure
and uncheck box before Automatically Restart.
Enable automatic restart on system failure after you have captured /
copied and pasted the message in a further post here.
Have you tried running your anti-virus programme in safe mode?
How many copies of atmadm.exe do you have? What are the file
versions, dates and locations?
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:98F6957C-634E-48B8-B498-1B836B2241B6@microsoft.com...
> Gerry
>
> Thanks fo rthe advice which I followed it starts to check files gets about
> a
> quarter of the way through, I get a blue screen with writing on flash up
> for
> a matter of seconds & then the computer restarts.
>
> Does anyone have any more advice.
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> Andy
>>
>> Try Start, Run, type "sfc /scannow" without quotes and hit Enter.
>>
>> Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System
>> File Checker (Sfc.exe)
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310747
>>
>> After doing this reboot the computer,
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>>
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> "Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:538D09E9-DA83-442A-8A29-4AD884800551@microsoft.com...
>> > Can anybody help I am using xp sp2 i have had my computer for about a
>> > year
>> > no
>> > problems, but my computer restarts its self when it feels like for on
>> > reason.
>> >
>> > I have also found that when i run a virus scan it freezers when it
>> > reach a
>> > certain file every time & restarts file name
>> > windows\system32\atmadm.exe i
>> > dont know if this is connected.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
- Posted by Andyman on January 15th, 2006
Gerry
This is geeting stranger I did as you said when sfc /scannow reach the same
point it stop the screen did not go blue but the pc did restart with the box
unchecked.
I tried to run sfc /scannow again to see if I could get the blue screen
information, but this time it ran straight through no problem, I then ran the
virus scan & that was fine, so dont know what has happened but it seems that
when it restarted with the restart box uncheck something changed.
Ay ideas on what may have happened but all seems okay now.
Andy
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> Andy
>
> Try it again but do what follows first.
>
> I suggest you Disable automatic restart on system failure. This
> should help by allowing time to write down the STOP code properly.
> Right click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select
> Properties, Advanced, StartUp and Recovery, System Failure
> and uncheck box before Automatically Restart.
>
> Enable automatic restart on system failure after you have captured /
> copied and pasted the message in a further post here.
>
> Have you tried running your anti-virus programme in safe mode?
>
> How many copies of atmadm.exe do you have? What are the file
> versions, dates and locations?
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
>
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> "Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:98F6957C-634E-48B8-B498-1B836B2241B6@microsoft.com...
> > Gerry
> >
> > Thanks fo rthe advice which I followed it starts to check files gets about
> > a
> > quarter of the way through, I get a blue screen with writing on flash up
> > for
> > a matter of seconds & then the computer restarts.
> >
> > Does anyone have any more advice.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Andy
> >
> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> >
> >> Andy
> >>
> >> Try Start, Run, type "sfc /scannow" without quotes and hit Enter.
> >>
> >> Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System
> >> File Checker (Sfc.exe)
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310747
> >>
> >> After doing this reboot the computer,
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >>
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >> "Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:538D09E9-DA83-442A-8A29-4AD884800551@microsoft.com...
> >> > Can anybody help I am using xp sp2 i have had my computer for about a
> >> > year
> >> > no
> >> > problems, but my computer restarts its self when it feels like for on
> >> > reason.
> >> >
> >> > I have also found that when i run a virus scan it freezers when it
> >> > reach a
> >> > certain file every time & restarts file name
> >> > windows\system32\atmadm.exe i
> >> > dont know if this is connected.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
- Posted by Gerry Cornell on January 15th, 2006
Andy
System File Checker is supposed to replace the dll being used with a
backup copy if something is wrong with the original. Beyond that I
cannot say. Had you done anything else before like running an
anti-virus scan?
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7E5DE872-E03C-48DD-AA4F-25CD343C8491@microsoft.com...
> Gerry
>
> This is geeting stranger I did as you said when sfc /scannow reach the
> same
> point it stop the screen did not go blue but the pc did restart with the
> box
> unchecked.
>
> I tried to run sfc /scannow again to see if I could get the blue screen
> information, but this time it ran straight through no problem, I then ran
> the
> virus scan & that was fine, so dont know what has happened but it seems
> that
> when it restarted with the restart box uncheck something changed.
>
> Ay ideas on what may have happened but all seems okay now.
>
> Andy
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> Andy
>>
>> Try it again but do what follows first.
>>
>> I suggest you Disable automatic restart on system failure. This
>> should help by allowing time to write down the STOP code properly.
>> Right click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select
>> Properties, Advanced, StartUp and Recovery, System Failure
>> and uncheck box before Automatically Restart.
>>
>> Enable automatic restart on system failure after you have captured /
>> copied and pasted the message in a further post here.
>>
>> Have you tried running your anti-virus programme in safe mode?
>>
>> How many copies of atmadm.exe do you have? What are the file
>> versions, dates and locations?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>>
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> "Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:98F6957C-634E-48B8-B498-1B836B2241B6@microsoft.com...
>> > Gerry
>> >
>> > Thanks fo rthe advice which I followed it starts to check files gets
>> > about
>> > a
>> > quarter of the way through, I get a blue screen with writing on flash
>> > up
>> > for
>> > a matter of seconds & then the computer restarts.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have any more advice.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Andy
>> >
>> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Andy
>> >>
>> >> Try Start, Run, type "sfc /scannow" without quotes and hit Enter.
>> >>
>> >> Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System
>> >> File Checker (Sfc.exe)
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310747
>> >>
>> >> After doing this reboot the computer,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Gerry
>> >> ~~~~
>> >> FCA
>> >> Stourport, England
>> >>
>> >> Enquire, plan and execute
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:538D09E9-DA83-442A-8A29-4AD884800551@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Can anybody help I am using xp sp2 i have had my computer for about
>> >> > a
>> >> > year
>> >> > no
>> >> > problems, but my computer restarts its self when it feels like for
>> >> > on
>> >> > reason.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have also found that when i run a virus scan it freezers when it
>> >> > reach a
>> >> > certain file every time & restarts file name
>> >> > windows\system32\atmadm.exe i
>> >> > dont know if this is connected.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
- Posted by Andyman on January 16th, 2006
Gerry
I had never ran sfc /scannow before to tell you the truth I never even new
it was there. I have had no problem over the pass couple of days so
everything seems fine.
I would like to thankyou for all your help & advice.
Thanks
Andy
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> Andy
>
> System File Checker is supposed to replace the dll being used with a
> backup copy if something is wrong with the original. Beyond that I
> cannot say. Had you done anything else before like running an
> anti-virus scan?
>
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
>
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> "Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7E5DE872-E03C-48DD-AA4F-25CD343C8491@microsoft.com...
> > Gerry
> >
> > This is geeting stranger I did as you said when sfc /scannow reach the
> > same
> > point it stop the screen did not go blue but the pc did restart with the
> > box
> > unchecked.
> >
> > I tried to run sfc /scannow again to see if I could get the blue screen
> > information, but this time it ran straight through no problem, I then ran
> > the
> > virus scan & that was fine, so dont know what has happened but it seems
> > that
> > when it restarted with the restart box uncheck something changed.
> >
> > Ay ideas on what may have happened but all seems okay now.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> >
> >> Andy
> >>
> >> Try it again but do what follows first.
> >>
> >> I suggest you Disable automatic restart on system failure. This
> >> should help by allowing time to write down the STOP code properly.
> >> Right click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select
> >> Properties, Advanced, StartUp and Recovery, System Failure
> >> and uncheck box before Automatically Restart.
> >>
> >> Enable automatic restart on system failure after you have captured /
> >> copied and pasted the message in a further post here.
> >>
> >> Have you tried running your anti-virus programme in safe mode?
> >>
> >> How many copies of atmadm.exe do you have? What are the file
> >> versions, dates and locations?
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >>
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >> "Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:98F6957C-634E-48B8-B498-1B836B2241B6@microsoft.com...
> >> > Gerry
> >> >
> >> > Thanks fo rthe advice which I followed it starts to check files gets
> >> > about
> >> > a
> >> > quarter of the way through, I get a blue screen with writing on flash
> >> > up
> >> > for
> >> > a matter of seconds & then the computer restarts.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone have any more advice.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> > Andy
> >> >
> >> > "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Andy
> >> >>
> >> >> Try Start, Run, type "sfc /scannow" without quotes and hit Enter.
> >> >>
> >> >> Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System
> >> >> File Checker (Sfc.exe)
> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;310747
> >> >>
> >> >> After doing this reboot the computer,
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> Hope this helps.
> >> >>
> >> >> Gerry
> >> >> ~~~~
> >> >> FCA
> >> >> Stourport, England
> >> >>
> >> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:538D09E9-DA83-442A-8A29-4AD884800551@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Can anybody help I am using xp sp2 i have had my computer for about
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > year
> >> >> > no
> >> >> > problems, but my computer restarts its self when it feels like for
> >> >> > on
> >> >> > reason.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have also found that when i run a virus scan it freezers when it
> >> >> > reach a
> >> >> > certain file every time & restarts file name
> >> >> > windows\system32\atmadm.exe i
> >> >> > dont know if this is connected.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
- Posted by Gerry Cornell on January 16th, 2006
Andy
You're welcome.
--
Regards.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Andyman" <Andyman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC49C046-9AB4-4239-B0DA-CAA6827F7D0E@microsoft.com...
> Gerry
>
> I had never ran sfc /scannow before to tell you the truth I never even new
> it was there. I have had no problem over the pass couple of days so
> everything seems fine.
>
> I would like to thankyou for all your help & advice.
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
