Windows Vista Problems??

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I know there's lots of knowledgable peeps on here so:


I've been having a problem with Vista (32bit on Dell) shutting down on me when left on over night or on low power....I get the bluescreen error message when i switch it back on.

I've updated my Nvidia driver (although one update wont install??) and checked windows updates. I've ran a start up repair and it found nothing?

I've done some trawling through the web and cant really find (or work out) the solution???

Im at work so cant post the PC spec or error message.

Anyone else had this problem? Any ideas? i ok with computers but not great....I keep reading about re-installing (which i dont really want to do)


Help???
 
got a suspision its the message about Windows shutting itself down to save it from damaging your hardware, my immediate thought is an overheating issue

why do you leave it on overnight anyway, are you saying it doesnt or wont go into standby mode but just runs until it shuts itself off.
 
i generally put it in sleep mode over night (especially if i have my cough copy cough of PS running)...or run a scan before i head off to bed therefore it stays on. I dont leave it on all the time.

(i think i may need a new copy of PS)

Neil...when i get home i post up the error report....cheers


Dan
 
check that the power setting is not set to max performance.

i had a laptop that did that . try a hover over the vents , get a loptop cooler
to put under your laptop it may help

Cheers Steve
 
someones suggested its a power management issue? This wouldnt cause a error report would it?

anyway:

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID: 2057

Files that help describe the problem (some files may no longer be available)
Mini090510-03.dmp
sysdata.xml
Version.txt

View a temporary copy of these files
Warning: If a virus or other security threat caused the problem, opening a copy of the files could harm your computer.

Extra information about the problem
BCCode: a
BCP1: 0000000C
BCP2: 00000002
BCP3: 00000001
BCP4: 82DC3EDE
OS Version: 6_0_6002
Service Pack: 2_0
Product: 768_1
Server information: fe382c56-ff76-4d30-8b24-37927139686d
 
If you know what time it happened at you might get a better clue from the Windows logs...

Right-click My Computer > Manage > Windows Logs > System (or maybe the Application log) - that's usually my first port of call.
 
well i came on here...posted on this forum did some editing...ran avast system scan...came back after derren brown and the PC had restarted....logged in and got the same error message!!!

The windows log says (at the last point before i logged back in now):

'The VSS service is shutting down due to idle time out'
Event 8224
 
I doubt it's Avast, but it's not impossible.... can you try disabling System Restore and see if it still happens?

Did you install any software/utilities just before it started happening?
 
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danmon_81 said:
Files that help describe the problem (some files may no longer be available)
Mini090510-03.dmp
sysdata.xml
Version.txt
Click to expand...

These files should have a time stamp that will say when it crashed.
 
can you turn off "Automatically Restart" (right click "computer"->"properies"->"Advanced System Settings"->Settings button for "Startup and Recovery"), and tell us what the blue screen says?
 
Any luck at getting this sorted?
 
just another thought, is it in fact shutting down or is it attempting to hibernate?
If the the system is attempting to hibernate and there is an underlying issue then there could be corruption when attempting to restart and thus coursing a BSOD.
See if hibernation is turned on in the power options and see what it is set to, you might try turning it off and see if that helps any.

it could also be an overheating issue as others have said.

there is program that is free called Prime95, it is used for stability testing etc amongst a lot of the overclocking community but also can be used to stress a CPU / RAM and produce large amounts of heat when checking for overheating issues etc. It may be worth running the stress test that is built into this and see if it shuts down within a few minutes of running the test, The Idea behind the program is that is crunches Prime numbers and creates a fantastic amount of load on the system = an huge increase in Heat. run the stress tests and tell it to run one thread for core depending on the processor you have.

If it is an overheating issue this could be triggered by something such as a full system scan that is setup in your anti-virus option, have a look and see if there is scheduled to start scanning at around that time.

Also check the fan slits in the side / back of the casing. A lot of these tend to get blocked up with dust and hence the overheating.
 
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