Pc Restart Troubles

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  1. Jan 1, 2007 at 6:44 AM #1
    arbiter2005

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    I recently bought Grand Theft Auto Vice City after seeing some stunts on a site and wanted to try them. I got home. Installed the game and to my enjoyment it worked. I jumped into a car and about 30 seconds later my Pc restarts. When it comes back on it says there was a trouble with Microsoft Windows and asks to send an Error report. This has happened with a few other games before and im not quiet sure why. Ive removed Starforce so that shouldnt be the problem.

    My specs
    Pentium 4 3.00Ghz HT
    1gb PC3200 ram
    Nvidia 6200 256mb AGP

    Thanks in advanced

    Lewis
     
  2. Jan 1, 2007 at 7:21 AM #2
    [.Xero.]

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    Few possibilites:
    Adware
    Spyware
    Malware
    Viruses
    Overheating.

    What do you have for cooling?
     
  3. Jan 1, 2007 at 7:25 AM #3
    arbiter2005

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    Its defo not spyware or anything like that. it could be overheating because i run stock cooling on a P4 3.00ghz with HT enabled and it runs at about 55-60 which is hot

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  4. Jan 1, 2007 at 7:44 AM #4
    i hate apples

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    Updating your video card drivers will Definately fix the problem.
     
  5. Jan 1, 2007 at 7:51 AM #5
    arbiter2005

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    I have the newest drivers for my card, Ive checked many times

    Arbiter
     
  6. Jan 1, 2007 at 4:20 PM #6
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    Alright, you DEFININTLY NEED cooling. Guessing thats an overclock, so what kind of cooling do you have right now?
     
  7. Jan 1, 2007 at 5:43 PM #7
    arbiter2005

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    I dont know what FAN it is..I know its an Intel one but thats about how far it goes, and my CPU isnt overclocked yet ;)

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  8. Jan 1, 2007 at 5:59 PM #8
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    Alright, well, cooling isn't my specialty but I know it shouldn't be running ANYWHERE near that hot. What case do you have? Is it a custom build?
     
  9. Jan 3, 2007 at 9:32 PM #9
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    I have a similar processor as yours, mine is a P4 478 pin 3.2Ghz HT processor. I had to buy a Zalman cpu cooler to keep my processor stable. This processor really runs hot. When I would use the stock cpu cooler it would stall while Windows was booting. Sure enough that Intel did not provide an adequate cpu cooler so I bought an aftermarket one. Just make sure it's compatible with a 478 pin on your mobo.
     

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