Mitchell,
The first things I would start troubleshooting would be the devices
installed in the machine.
Boot in "Safe Mode" then in device manager, remove EVERY device there is
(keep the mouse until the last item otherwise it gets tricky), I've done
this before and then restarted the computer and it takes a little bit, but
Windows will go through and find and reinstall every device in the system
again. Usually works for me.
Another way to handle (probably the easy way out), is format C: and
reinstall. But I would start removing devices first cause it sounds like it
could be a device or driver conflict in the machine. If not removing them by
Device Manager, remove them physically from the machine and start the
machine with the bare bones minimum basics installed (no USB devices or
nothing). Start the machine, if it works, then turn it off and add a device
(one at a time) and then just keep repeating this process until the problem
occurs again (this will clue you in on the bad device if there is one).
From the sounds of it, it could be Hard drive communication problems (win 9x
has a lot of those), driver issues, modem or network card problems, or
memory problems.
Try that first and see where that brings you.
If none of that works, then I'd start looking at Motherboard or processor
failure, but let me know and I will see if I can think of anything else to
try.
Jessee Holmes
Stremel Manufacturing Company
-----Original Message-----
From: Mitchell Kirby [mailto:m.kirby@...]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:02 AM
To: Vantage (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] OT: PC Shutdown
I am trying to set up data collection on an old spare computer until I can
move some other PC's around. The machine boots, you log into the network
and it immediately shuts down with the "It's now safe to turn off your
computer." message. It is a 5 year old 200 mhz Pentium with Win98se. I
really don't want to spend a great deal of time or money on this machine.
It has not been used for the last 6 months or so. Up until we shut it down
it ran 24/7 for most of the last five years.
Any good ideas on where to start to troubleshoot this? What happens if the
battery on the motherboard is dead?
Mitchell Kirby
Riten Industries, Inc.
740-333-8719 Direct
800-338-0027 Sales
800-338-0717 FAX
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The first things I would start troubleshooting would be the devices
installed in the machine.
Boot in "Safe Mode" then in device manager, remove EVERY device there is
(keep the mouse until the last item otherwise it gets tricky), I've done
this before and then restarted the computer and it takes a little bit, but
Windows will go through and find and reinstall every device in the system
again. Usually works for me.
Another way to handle (probably the easy way out), is format C: and
reinstall. But I would start removing devices first cause it sounds like it
could be a device or driver conflict in the machine. If not removing them by
Device Manager, remove them physically from the machine and start the
machine with the bare bones minimum basics installed (no USB devices or
nothing). Start the machine, if it works, then turn it off and add a device
(one at a time) and then just keep repeating this process until the problem
occurs again (this will clue you in on the bad device if there is one).
From the sounds of it, it could be Hard drive communication problems (win 9x
has a lot of those), driver issues, modem or network card problems, or
memory problems.
Try that first and see where that brings you.
If none of that works, then I'd start looking at Motherboard or processor
failure, but let me know and I will see if I can think of anything else to
try.
Jessee Holmes
Stremel Manufacturing Company
-----Original Message-----
From: Mitchell Kirby [mailto:m.kirby@...]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:02 AM
To: Vantage (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] OT: PC Shutdown
I am trying to set up data collection on an old spare computer until I can
move some other PC's around. The machine boots, you log into the network
and it immediately shuts down with the "It's now safe to turn off your
computer." message. It is a 5 year old 200 mhz Pentium with Win98se. I
really don't want to spend a great deal of time or money on this machine.
It has not been used for the last 6 months or so. Up until we shut it down
it ran 24/7 for most of the last five years.
Any good ideas on where to start to troubleshoot this? What happens if the
battery on the motherboard is dead?
Mitchell Kirby
Riten Industries, Inc.
740-333-8719 Direct
800-338-0027 Sales
800-338-0717 FAX
Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
Yahoo! Groups Links
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