[Retired Tech]

Can you update any drivers you can, post the ones you cannot find

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What drivers? I've already done Windows Updates, critical and opitional.

[My name is Tony]

What drivers? I've already done Windows Updates, critical and opitional.

[Retired Tech]

Video card, soundcard, and any for other hardware

[My name is Tony]

Still doing it once and a great while.

[Retired Tech]

Items in blue which are underlined are clickable to give more information about the process

Click start then run, type prefetch then press enter, click edit then select all, right click any file then click delete, confirm delete

Click start, all programmes, accessories, system tools to run disc clean up, then from system tools, run disc defragmenter.

Click start then run, type sfc /scannow then press enter, you need the XP CD and Windows File Protection will show a blue onscreen progress bar, when the bar goes, reboot

If you do not have an XP CD you can borrow a same version as was originally installed XP CD, if you downloaded SP2 then you need an SP1 XP CD

Click start then run, type chkdsk /f /r then press enter, type Y to confirm for next boot, press enter then reboot.

Windows will appear to load normally then either the monitor will show progress or the screen will go blank, do not disturb this.

This will take an hour or so before it gets to the desktop.

Download and install Tune Up 2006 Trial

Run Tune Up Disc Clean Up

Run Tune Up Registry Clean Up

Click Optimize and Improve to run Reg Defrag, which will take a few minutes and need a reboot. You should disable the antivirus programme to run this and check it is running after the reboot

After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to optimize the computer, select computer with an internet connection from the drop down menu, this also requires a reboot

After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to accelerate downloads, select the speed just above your actual connection speed, this requires a reboot

After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to run system advisor

[My name is Tony]

Keith I may have got it, so for now I am going to ignore your post.

I first error was a telling me my computer was over working itself. The second error was telling me why. (after i googled it)

Looks like the problem is from Webroot, who released v5.0 update of Spy Sweeper a few weeks ago. Giving tons of people the same problem as me. They know about this huge problem of random restarting and computer usage spikes, but do not have a fix yet. I have uninstalled Spy Sweeper v5.0 and reinstalled v4.5, like others are doing for now. I will keep you updated with this issue. Anyways thanks again for all your help and here is the thread that told me about this issue...

http://www.castlecop...hink_Twice.html

[Retired Tech]

Thanks for the link