Vista reboots on its own

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Join over , other people just like you! Forums New posts Search forums. What's new New posts Unanswered threads Latest activity. Members Current visitors. Log in Sign up. Search titles only. Search Advanced search…. New posts. Then started the problem again I did not redownload the update, fyi Any help would be greatly appreciated. Posted 08 June - PM. Agregory New Member Member 1 posts.

I have a dell inspiron and ever since installing Vista Service Pack 1 my comupter will no longer hibernate or shutdown without restarting either. Does anyone know what I can do? Posted 02 July - PM. I have experienced the same problem and have just succeeded in solving it on my PC. I'm sure this won't work for everyone but I hope it may help some I wish I'd stuck with XP, never had a problem with it. Posted 13 September - AM.

Protiusmime New Member Member 1 posts. They tend to wake the computer up. Try one at a time, starting with the network adapters. Posted 26 September - AM.

Posted 11 November - AM. I have exactly the same problem! Toshiba Satellite, Windows Vista I just installed the recent updates and BOOM! Posted 05 May - PM. Hate to sound like a broken record Reply to quoted posts Clear. Downloads View all categories Upload file New files since last visit Files from past 7 days.

Members Status Updates. Register now! Click on Start-Run, type " services. Make sure the " Startup Type" says "Automatic " and started.

If it doesn't, use the drop down menu to change it. If it already says: "Automatic", then click on the "Recovery" tab at the top, and change the "First Failure" line to "Restart the Service", then click on " apply", then OK. After disabling automatic restart, try to run virus scan.

Step 4: Run an online scan for any threat and try to fix them. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Here are the latest Insider stories.

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