Okay so I've read a ton of post and there are a few that are similar to my problem but not exactly so I'm gonna post my exact problem. My computer is restarting on it's own. I get some blue screen, but it's up and gone so fast I can't read what it says. After my computer restarts I get the pretty useless "report problem" to microsoft web window. Now let me say first off that it might be that my C: drive is pretty full. I only have about 1.5 G left on it and every few weeks I have to clean the thing out. Could this be the cause? The first time I did it I thought it might be because of overheating. So I turned it of for several hours but it continued to still shut down. I haven't installed anything recently. Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

My computer info:
I'm running Window's XP Home Edition Version 2002 SP 2
AMD Athlon XP 3000+
2.17 GHz 1.5 GB Ramhey natureguy:  do you have any anti-VIRUS software and have you DONE scans in safe mode?

The cause of this could be several things.

One option is to GO to Start > Run > MSCONFIG,

when the System Configuration Utility box opens, go to the startup tab and uncheck alot of the boxes.  (however don't uncheck Virus Scan startups, System Tray, or Scan Registry.

apply and then restart your computer. 
You also might want to open up your computer, clean it, reseat your ram/heatsink/cpu/fan/cards and clear out the dust.

Let us know how things work out.yes I do have McAfee running. I'm not quite sure what you mean be a scan in safe mode. I've done the MSCONFIG in the past but will do it again right now. I will also do the the cleaning. I've never done that and my computer is 3 years old. Thanks for the tips.The first thing I'd do is backup everything that's important to you...and I'd do it ASAP...just in case it's a failing hard drive.

Another thing I'd do is to make sure any unecessary programs are removed using Add/Remove Programs...

How big is your current hard drive?

Something else you may want to look at:  Malware GuideOkay as I was reading the last post it shut down again. My Drive is 200 G drive split into my C: and D: drive. The C: drive has 15.4 total and has 1.90 G left. The D: drive has 170 G total and has 81.5 G left available. I've done the ADD/Remove several times and have deleted everthing I am pretty sure I don't need. I have some of that Spyware software but haven't run it in awhile. I'll download a newer version and do a scan. Got a question or two for you...

Did you partition the drive or did it come that way?

Who's the manufacturer and what's the model number of your computer?

If you have the OS on one of those partitions and have been saving files to it...there's a good chance you may have inadvertently overwritten some of the operating system files...

If the OS is on the C drive...the above is a possibility.  Hopefully you've been saving to the D drive.  In any case...you may want to answer the above questions for me...and then follow the directions of the Malware Guide link I sent you.I guess I should have mentioned a friend of mine built the computer for me. He's the one that partioned the drive for me. He does know what he's doing. The OS is on the C: drive. The only thing i've ever saved onto the C: drive are software and downloads. But I've been doing that from Day one. So over 3 years now. I wasn't aware you weren't suppose to save files to the C: drive. That's were programs default to. So is that wrong? Quote from: Natureguy04 on October 01, 2007, 10:16:30 PM

I guess I should have mentioned a friend of mine built the computer for me. He's the one that partioned the drive for me. He does know what he's doing. The OS is on the C: drive. The only thing i've ever saved onto the C: drive are software and downloads. But I've been doing that from Day one. So over 3 years now. I wasn't aware you weren't suppose to save files to the C: drive. That's were programs default to. So is that wrong?