Computer keeps restarting

Toxteth_OGrady

CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a race condition in the memory manager.

:cool:

TOG

pavlovs_dog

:wall: yes i read that, but i still dont know what it actually means. what is a race condition in the memory manager? is it something i've done thats caused it? if so, i'd like to make sure i understand this stuff so that i can avoid it happening again!

PZH

If you install ( either manually or automatically ) updates for Windows then you might have this update already.

Look in your Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs. When the dialog screen loads up, make sure the "Show Updates" check box is selected and then scroll down to near the bottom and look for the entry:-

Update for Windows XP (KB929338)

When my Stop Errors started it was completely out of the blue and it was nothing that I had done - just a random failure. I resolved the issue by running MEMTEST86+ ( which is free ) which showed a whole stack of RAM errors. By moving the RAM around in the slots on my motherboard, the errors dissappeared and the system has been stable since.