My comp is rebooting itself

[Dyne]

Well, it's working now.

But I was talking to my boss from work and he said it might be a memory module that isn't properly seated (but this thing's been working just fine the last 3 months and I haven't been moving it or anything so I don't know). He also said it could be a "boot virus" or something? Anybody know what that could be?

At least it's working.

For now.

yeah after you said it goes to the memory counting screen i immediately thought bad stick of ram. always run spyware/virus stuff first. if its still there the sharkyextreme forums are a GREAT place to get stuff sorted out.

[cka]

Yes, sounds like it might be hardware-related. Try re-seating all your ram sticks and cards and shit. Also, is your computer set to auto-reboot on a BSOD?

edit: and for the love of christ learn the metric system, I saw that 100F and it sounded awfully high.

[Calliander]

Also, is your computer set to auto-reboot on a BSOD?

This is the first step you should have taken. If you didn't change the setting for this, then your XP machine is set to reboot automatically upon a major failure (BSOD, for example). If it's doing that, then you can see what the failure is by turning the sumbitch option off.

[The_Meach]

Yes, sounds like it might be hardware-related. Try re-seating all your ram sticks and cards and shit. Also, is your computer set to auto-reboot on a BSOD?

I'm going to try reseating the RAM when I get a chance. What is BSOD <edit> </edit> and how would I change the auto-reboot option (is this in the BIOS or an option in XP?).

edit: and for the love of christ learn the metric system, I saw that 100F and it sounded awfully high.

Sorry. I'm a sucker for Empire. 37C.

[ADDED]Feh. Modifying the registry? No way. Unless it will tell me, precisely, what the problem is. Anybody know?[/ADDED]