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XP "Serious Error" After Shutdown Crash; Task Mgr. Weirdness
Lately my XP has been shutting down without warning and restarting itself. When it comes back up there's always a "Windows XP has recovered from a serious error" message. Here're the details from the last two that occurred:
BLUE SCREEN - hang / reboot ... please HELP ! [Solved]
Ok, my suggestion for the original poster is that if the issue is still not resolved, and you want to know for sure whether it is software or hardware related, reinstall Windows XP. I'm certain that this is a more time effective way compared to 3 months of trouble shooting on a forum with hundres of people suggesting to use software's such as registry fixes which will only worsen problem in most cases. If the issue persists after re-install, take out all hardware devices disconnect DVD player, CD writer, sound, LAN, additional hard drives, everything that can be disconnected) (Except for 1 memory module, the CPU & graphics card if not onboard) See how the system runs. If the same problem occurs the issue is not with any of the devices which you took out, report back to the forum and you can start diagnosing the remaining components (ie try another graphics card/memory module/cpu/hdd if possible). If the issue was resolved than it was software related and the issue is resolved.
SFC Scannow - How to Use SFC Scannow to Repair Protected Windows Operating System Files
The sfc scannow option is one of several specific switches available in the sfc command , the Command Prompt command used to run System File Checker. Sfc /scannow is the most common way that the sfc command is used. Sfc /scannow will inspect all of the important Windows files on your computer, including Windows DLL files . If System File Checker finds an issue with any of these protected files, it will replace it. Follow these steps for using sfc with the scannow option to repair important Windows files: Difficulty: Easy