Try letting your notebook idle for 5-10 minutes while you're sitting in front of it.

If it reboots while it's idling, then check what kind of screen-saver you have active and running.

If anything, disable any/all screen-savers and see if the problem still persists.

not the power settings.. this isnt my first ballgame but i am perplexed why this would be happening. one of my buds suggested i elevate the back of the lappy to allow excess heat out. this seems to help but the problem still exists. i know of a laptop cooler that sits below the lappy but arent the fans supposed to do this already without incurring the additional expence. as for the exsisting fans.. is there a utility to control the fans based on the cpu's temperature?

paddy

If it is not under warranty and you need to work on it yourself, go to

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314466

Notice there are several reasons listed for this problem.

Heed warnings about working in the registry.

John

lol... actually... i could water and feed my baby all kinds of yukky stuff... i bought into their complete care warranty... even covers damage if i go scuba with it... but about the hard drive... i get a tech to come to my house and fix me up real good... so i should be ok there...

cheers...

Watch the tech's every move. Hover over him like you would a sick child. Any authorization for major surgery should be looked at by 3 different lawyers. Be sure he wears a surgical mask and rubber gloves.

Remember, the fate of your lappy is at stake!:smileyvery-happy:

so by having a tech come out here to werk on my lappy... my motherboard was replaced... power supply. and cpu replaced.

did this solve the problem with the weird sound and the powering off problem.... nope....

and here i am on hold ................... once again... with the nontechcal support.... but in the mean time... as im hovering over their onsite service tech... i watch him blunder through taking my baby apart and then do his surgery by breaking the cord from the dialup modem port to my motherboard...

frick... and i paid extra $$$ for this support... hmmmmmm anyhows... he is suppossed to be fixing it soon...

but back to my original problem........................... I NEED A WORKING XPS2 THAT WILL NOT CRASH EVERY 15 MINUTES.. so as to not have to start a very accessible blog on y not to buy dell... hows about we get my problem fixed....

my inspiron 8000 never gave me any of this kind of grief... is this just a friday machine????