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My computer reboots without warning, can I stop this?

Yes!

Your computer may reboot for no apparent reason, and without any prior warning.

This is the default behavior when Windows XP encounters a System failure. This behavior can be changed by going to the System applet in Control Panel, select the Advanced tab and click the Settings button under the Startup and Recovery heading. Under System failure, un-check Automatically restart.

* FYI: This also pertains to Win 2000 also.

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My computer reboots without warning, can I stop this?