Why does my ipod touch keep rebooting automatically? [more inside]
posted by special-k on Feb 28, 2009 - 1 answer

Can I restart a Vista machine from another Vista machine on the same network? [more inside]
posted by miniape on Dec 30, 2008 - 7 answers

Whenever my Macbook Pro goes to sleep, it won't wake up. [more inside]
posted by jon_kill on Jul 23, 2008 - 9 answers

Why is my computer spontaneously rebooting, immediately or very soon after booting up? [more inside]
posted by holympus on Dec 10, 2007 - 8 answers

Why does my laptop's wireless network fail to work after resuming from standby, requiring a reboot? [more inside]
posted by sprocket87 on Oct 26, 2007 - 12 answers

I'm getting a new PC (with XP) and will be installing a whole bunch of things right quick. Some of them will want me to reboot. Must I reboot with each install or can I do it once after all the installs? [more inside]
posted by mookieproof on Oct 3, 2007 - 9 answers

XP machine in a reboot/restart loop. I want this to happen. Is there a script I can run that will cause it? [more inside]
posted by stupidsexyFlanders on Jan 27, 2007 - 11 answers

The new hard drive I installed on my XP machine has been having problems, and I think the problem could be directly related to a tock! tock! sound that something is making... [more inside]
posted by zardoz on Nov 10, 2006 - 6 answers

Why is it so hard to find a podcast or MP3 of Ben Hammersley’s presentation “How to Be a Renaissance Person” at Reboot8 (2006)? [more inside]
posted by joeclark on Sep 30, 2006 - 3 answers

Need ideas for a remote reboot of a router. [more inside]
posted by daveyt on Jul 10, 2006 - 10 answers

Problem with starting PC: Start it up cold having been off for an hour: fresh install of windows XP SP2 doesn't load - it beeps once, goes through the BIOS, beeps again, stops, the display turns off, restarts and then windows loads perfectly. If I turn it off and it's only been off for a few minutes though, everything is fine. Help! [more inside]
posted by Mave_80 on Jul 2, 2006 - 14 answers

My notebook repeatedly restarts after a second or two. Anything I can do before next week's repair, if possible, to save some cash? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 10, 2006 - 9 answers

Do I have a driver issue? I need to start 'Wireless Zero Configuration' on my Dell after each boot to access any wireless networks. [more inside]
posted by scarylarry on May 23, 2006 - 7 answers

Why must XP insist so infernally on rebooting? [more inside]
posted by grabbingsand on May 21, 2006 - 15 answers

I never restart the computer when I install things on Windows XP. I go weeks without rebooting, installing multiple programs. I've never had a problem. Two questions: 1) Why do so many programs require this? and 2) What's the potential for harm from ignoring their suggestion?
posted by pornucopia on Apr 19, 2006 - 9 answers

How can I prevent my system from crashing when I have hardware acceleration set to 'full'? [more inside]
posted by 327.ca on Mar 2, 2006 - 4 answers

My computer is hosed. I installed Magic Folders at the suggestion of Ask Mefi and now I can't start it whatsoever. [more inside]
posted by sian on Feb 21, 2006 - 6 answers

Winxp laptop: Blue screen, unrequested reboots and mysterious problems. Please help me connect the dots and figure out what's wrong with my computer. [more inside]
posted by miniape on Feb 5, 2006 - 6 answers

My XP Pro desktop has started rebooting on it's own (after it's been idle for a while, not while in use...). Any ideas as to the cause?
posted by JABof72 on Jan 12, 2006 - 13 answers

How do I best clone a hard disk with bad sectors, when the PC spontaneously reboots upon hitting said bad sectors? [more inside]
posted by kindall on Oct 4, 2005 - 7 answers

Hi We have a computer training class and would like to have a fresh computer after every reboot - and need a method/utility to automatically refresh the PC from an image. I have two questions: How can this be done, and how can we prevent a re-image in case the class is longer than a day. Perhaps a menu with an option that defaults to re-image? Thanks!
posted by bright77blue on Sep 28, 2005 - 11 answers

Windows XP application monitor thingy needed. I am looking for some software that will offer to re-open all software that was open before the PC was restarted/crashed, upon rebooting windows. [more inside]
posted by asok on Aug 23, 2005 - 10 answers

I've managed to get Windows to blue-screen predictably, but I cannot read the screen because the computer immediately reboots. How can I get the information from the blue screen? (bonus if I can fix the problem with that information!) [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Jun 17, 2005 - 12 answers

Here's a weird one: my computer has been turning back on two or three minutes after I power down for the night. It only stays off after I shut it down for a second time. What's strange is that it is undeniably off during those three minutes; no lights, no fans, nothing. The machine just rises from the dead.

This has only been happening for the past week or so. It's an XP computer running an Athlon 2500 on an MSI motherboard with the factory power supply. Any ideas?
posted by pheideaux on Aug 19, 2004 - 6 answers