http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Giveaway of the Day Forums Topic: Games cause computer to crash en Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:41:02 +0000 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1099#post-6302 Mon, 28 May 2007 15:54:55 +0000 BuBBy 6302@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I'm not 100% on the details - but I know that Microsoft have from time to time introduced a reboot after a short uptime period to non-legit or expired betas. For example the Vista Release Candidate that will expire soon - will then stay "running" only for an hour (for example) then reboot.</p> <p>Will the laptop reboot after a period of use regardless - or is it only when a game is running?</p> <p>(It may not be this - but it's worth considering). </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1099#post-6298 Mon, 28 May 2007 15:27:33 +0000 Sagacity 6298@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks for the hint... but it's even more complicated than that. It was a "floor model" that I got from Circuit City for a fraction of the retail price... and there was no XP CD. Then, I moved to Argentina and Microsoft will not ship or download an English version of their software here... surprising, but true. Only Spanish versions here, and I don't speak Spanish.</p> <p>The only time the computer shuts down is when I play certain games... I'm having someone hand carry a professional XP CD to Argentina and I'll use a US address to register it when I buy a new computer here. What a pain in the __________ </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1099#post-6286 Mon, 28 May 2007 12:17:25 +0000 Barry 6286@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Sagacity,<br /> Just a shot in the dark, when is the last time you gave your "Box" a good cleaning? Too much dust, will cause your computer to overheat, and there is a built in failsafe that will shut your system down when it reaches a certain temperature.<br /> For your other problem, take it back to the shop you got it fixed at, and get them to instal a legal copy of Windows.<br /> A suggestion, when you buy your new computer, make sure you get a original OS disk with it, and keep it safe. With piracy being such an issue these days, sooner or latter, you will run into trouble without it.<br /> Good luck,<br /> Barry </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1099#post-6284 Mon, 28 May 2007 10:31:04 +0000 Sagacity 6284@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Some of the games cause my computer to turn off suddenly and unexpectedly. The games that do this are all of the games from Alawar, and a few of the new games... including the latest game, Breakout Shooter (which shuts down the computer just as level 4 is completed).</p> <p>The first few times this happened, I thought the problem was with the games... so I deleted them. But I have concluded that the problem is with my computer so I download them and just don't play them until I can solve the problem.</p> <p>I'm running XP on a five-year-old HP Pavilion. I suspect that the problem has something to do with the fact that I had a technician repair the laptop a few months ago... and... he reinstalled XP, but Microsoft doesn't consider it to be a valid copy and they want $150 to make it legal... and I don't want to spend any more money on an old laptop that will be replaced soon.</p> <p>Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. </p>