Computer Crashes spontaneously

[darthsinistro]

AAAAAh! Help my computer screen blacks out by itself out of the blue and then i have to restart the computer directly. cant run my pc for 1 min without it happening. althoughbthis usually happens randomly but one specific action which i do after which it always happen is when i run a scan from registry mechanic 5.0.0.144 in about 3 secs after i start my scan. plz help

[Erasmus]

could be a HDD problem, a group of bad sectors or a corrupted system file.
Try running disk check

[Aivoton]

Do you have an overheating problem? Try cleaning your CPU fan, also the cooling ribs underneath...

[STi FlyBy]

I'd say boot up into safe mode, back up your files, reformat ...

[fdjc4]

could be malware as well

spyboy and ad-aware personal i would recommend you scan with

as well as you installed antivirus program, update it and scan your computer to see if you find anything that may cause this.

[Amargeddemon]

a friend had the same problem....it was a virus...do a couple of scans in safe mode like dip said....and update your anti virus program.....

[Random]

If all the above fails, grab your PC firmly with two hands lift it above your head and throw it out of the nearest window.

Then go down to your local PC shop and buy a top-of-the-range PC! :)

(My PC is really pissing me off ATM, damn crappy HD!)

[Labyrnth]

If you have windowsXP put the cd in and goto start then run and type:

sfc.exe /scannow

*This will take a while to do but it will work if there is a system file error

This will repair any system files that are messed up.

If you still get the problem you could be over heating like someone said in an earlier post. Open the case and clean the dirt out of your fans and sinks.

[darthsinistro]

I am still experiencing that blackout problem on scaning with reg mech and now also with Microsoft Windows malacious software removal tool. I use webshots desktop and after the blackout and reboot my desktop photo is that default bliss and also the text is highlited out not directly on the image. and abt that scf.exe thing. my cdrom is effed up so how else can i do it? i do have a copy of the i386 folder on my pc

[Random]

Sounds like a RAM problem, try some different RAM.

(My PC is working again! Yay! :D)

[born2phrag]

I'd have to agree with Random, it sounds like a RAM problem. If you have more than one RAM module, try using one stick at a time until you find one that works. If this fails, do as Dip suggested and do a format.

[JN4OldSchool]

could also be a power supply flaking out for that matter.

[jeff744]

said by Random
If all the above fails, grab your PC firmly with two hands lift it above your head and throw it out of the nearest window.
or take it out to the local shooting range, and have a little target practice. It's very relaxing

[darthsinistro]

i wish. alright here is something else i noticed. my task manager thingy duz not open even after pressing tha alth ctrl del keys a billion times. sory 4 giving you all this info in spurts.

[STi FlyBy]

darth - The best way to determine if this problem is hardware/software related would be for you to reformat. Please do so in the next few days and report back to us if your computer is working again, because that will get your problem solved the fastest :nod:

[darthsinistro]

OK i will ASAP thank you

[STi FlyBy]

OK i will ASAP thank you

No problem. I suggest the reformat because it will solve any problem that isn't hardware related. As someone else said, it could be an issue with your RAM. If you want, you could try to download a program called "memtest86" and run that (it's a diagnostic tool for your RAM) and see what that gets you before you do a full reformat, but a reformat never hurt anyone ;)