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the strangest thing just happened.

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Bob696:
my guess would be a heat problem or a momentary power cut/spike

datalas:
don't forget that withn Windows Service Pack 2 (for XP) any new updates that require a reboot will prompt you ever now and then (every ten minutes ISTR) if you want to reboot,  failure to tell it to sod off will be assumed to be a "yes, lose all my data for me please".

I wouldn't put it past some of the erm... more "pat on the back" seeking viri scanners to have adopted this method of showing how helpfull they are by randomly turning your machine off (I suppose it is more secure when it's off)

Range Rover Blues:

--- Quote from: "datalas" ---I wouldn't put it past some of the erm... more "pat on the back" seeking viri scanners to have adopted this method of showing how helpfull they are by randomly turning your machine off (I suppose it is more secure when it's off)
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In that 'you can't crash your car if you walk' sort of way?
I just can't understand the mentality of peopl who write viruses in the first place, what a waste of their talents and our time.  Should be shot!

TechnoTurkey:
Sounds to me like its 100% hardware related, if it happens again I would look into it a bit further but as a one off don't worry too much.

Agree 100% with the other posters who looked towards CPU fan, you could check your BIOS settings incase there is an emergency power off setting that has too low a temperature set.

Topple:
Change to a better OS - Linux  :!:

I have on windows machine which I regularly have to rebuild every six months or so.

My Linux laptop never needs rebuilding, nor does my unix box,

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