Re: [OT] I can't take it anymore!

[MacNewbie <macnewbie@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to all the responses!

There was some confusion in the posts ....

The pcs have failed within the 6 weeks although they have been built
for much longer than that.

There were only 3 PCs not 6.

One periodically freezes but is still useable (when not frozen), the
other two are producing Windows errors on either logging in or
booting (one related to the Gena and one with various windows
components crashing)

I suppose I'll just have to bite the bullet and rebuild - thanks for
the tip on the CD.

Cheers
Don


On 17 Sep 2005, at 20:51, Ho yin Ng wrote:

> I can also vouch for the ultimatebootcd which I learnt of from this
> group.
>
>
>
> Saved my A$$ a couple of times since then!
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> If 6 computers are simultaneously failing . if they are the same
> type and
> have the same build components it seems to point towards a dodgy
> driver or
> part.
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> I like the idea of teaching your kids to rebuild and reinstall .
> but then
> surely you are opening a totally new can of potential worms though?
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> Ho yin
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of
> Kim Wall
> Sent: 17 September 2005 15:53
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] I can't take it anymore!
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> MacNewbie wrote:
>
>> Right thats it, over the past 6 weeks both PCs in the kids rooms
and
>> the pc in the family room have all crashed and burnt running XP. I
>> just can't face rebuilding them for the nth time.
>>
>
> Sounds like either a case of dodgy hardware, or excessive cruft from
> installing and uninstalling squillions of games / malware / whatever
> (seems likely if kids are involved).
>
> If you haven't met it before, http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ is
dead
> handy for tracking down some common forms of hardware dodgyness.  Also
> worth checking they're not overheating from excessive dust buildup.
>
> If it's more likely to be software abuse, then I suggest either
> forcing
> them to run as an unprivileged user - keeping the admin password a
> closely guarded secret - or, more optimally, giving your kids a set of
> install CDs and teaching them to rebuild their own systems.
>
>
> Kim.
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