Hi, hope you can help.

I've been having a lot of problems with BSOD and have recently re-installed XP Home edition on a clean, new HD. It was stable for a couple of days and then it crashed again - it doesn't go to the BSOD screen but just reboots. It then will continue to reboot without allowing me to even go into safe mode - it offers the option but then reboots again. I can't power off using the power button so need to cut the supply from the wall. If I leave it for a while it then boots okay. Thought it may be overheating but the fan's recently been cleaned out and the temps in the BIOS panel seem to be within tolerance of the specs on the net. Processor is AMD 2200.

Not sure where to go with this now. thanks

Valis, I don't think he can even get into Windows at this point...

proj48, reinstall Windows (since you said you did it already, nothing to lose eh?). Right after reinstalling it, update all your drivers.

BTW, is this a store-bought computer or did you have it built by someone?

Thanks Valis, I can get into windows but its touch and go on how long it lasts (I've left the PC off and then can get back in okay). It started crashing when unattended but I've found the following in the event viewer

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Dhcp
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1003
Date: 09/03/2007
Time: 05:06:34
User: N/A
Computer: HOWARD-C1AEEC5D
Description:
Your computer was not able to renew its address from the network (from the DHCP Server) for the Network Card with network address 0010A70D56DC. The following error occurred:
The operation was canceled by the user. . Your computer will continue to try and obtain an address on its own from the network address (DHCP) server.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at Events And Errors Message Center: Basic Search.
Data:
0000: c7 04 00 00 Ç...

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Dhcp
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1002
Date: 09/03/2007
Time: 05:06:41
User: N/A
Computer: HOWARD-C1AEEC5D
Description:
The IP address lease 192.168.1.36 for the Network Card with network address 0010A70D56DC has been denied by the DHCP server 192.168.1.1 (The DHCP Server sent a DHCPNACK message).

For more information, see Help and Support Center at Events And Errors Message Center: Basic Search.

Under applications I found the following (which from hear say maybe when the problem occurred)

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Avg7UpdSvc
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1
Date: 09/03/2007
Time: 07:58:01
User: N/A
Computer: HOWARD-C1AEEC5D
Description:
Service started

Event Type: Information
Event Source: AVGEMS
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1
Date: 09/03/2007
Time: 07:58:06
User: N/A
Computer: HOWARD-C1AEEC5D
Description:
Service started

Event Type: Information
Event Source: SecurityCenter
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1800
Date: 09/03/2007
Time: 07:58:11
User: N/A
Computer: HOWARD-C1AEEC5D
Description:
The Windows Security Center Service has started.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at Events And Errors Message Center: Basic Search.

There are also lots of info messages under System for time re: service control manager. Do you want these?

Thanks also Computerwhiz. I've just re-installed windows so would have no problem doing it again (though I'd like to see if there is another way first). I have installed latest NVIDIA drivers but not sure how I would identify all drivers & make sure they're all up to date. I did get 70 updates from Microsoft once I registered for updates

Ta

As I posted that last reply it crashed again. On the event viewer there's nothing around this time.

A nack error usuall means something with linux is involved somewhere....what type of network are you running, or is this on a network? Is it a dual boot?