Have to reboot every two days

Hello GaryMeyer and welcome to the seven forum.

Well first off i would have to say that it is good to turn off your computer everytime your done using unless your going back to it within a few hours later. Or if you are running a virus scan or something. IT clears your RAM and your computer will run faster.

On the actual problem itself i am not quite sure why that is happening. Sorry

Hi GaryMeyer, welcome to 7F :)

There can be many reasons why:

applications fail because of inadequate "system resources"

You do not have your System Specs filled out see Zidane24's post #4 here:
https://www.sevenforums.com/general-d...tml#post256049

Programs to help you gather your Specs:
Speccy - System Information - Free Download
SIW | Download Free version at bottom
Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit
Download Everest Home Edition 2.20 Free - Everest Home Edition - a freeware system information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution - Softpedia

It would also help if you followed the instructions here:
https://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...tructions.html
It will create a comprehensive set of files that myself or other BSOD gurus can use to decipher your problem.

The more information you can offer. Helps us help you.

GaryMeyer said:

I was hoping that the two day cycle would trigger some "ah ha" type of response vs a detailed troubleshooting exercise. It just seemd like the circumstances were unusual enough that someone might be able to point right to a likely problem.

If you would of had your Specs listed I might of been able to make a determination at that point.

But, there are so many variables from did you build this machine yourself, and make sure all the components are win7 compatible to plain old overheating. I don't even know if your machine is a desktop or laptop.

Usual suspects can be how many programs do you run at startup?
How much memory is installed?
How old is the machine?
Did you upgrade over a different version of Windows?
See: Optimize Windows 7 for better performance

Microsoft Support has 773 pages in relation to your "ahha" moment: Search The Knowledge Base

GaryMeyer said:

Sorry if that's not the case. I will abide by the posting rules to move forward. I want to be clear though that this is not a BSOD situation and I don't believe I get an automatic dump created. I'm not an expert, just a user. I assume I can force a dump from a degraded system before rebooting. Is that correct?

The jcgriff2 file that is generated is useful not only for BSOD's, the files can also be used to see if there are any system wide problems.

Before you force a dump make sure your setting for automatic restarts is turned off, and mini dumps are set.

To set your computer up for mini dumps:
Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings.
> Click on the Advanced tab > click on the Startup and recover Settings button.
> Under System failure un-check Automatically restart
> Select Small memory dump in drop-down box.
> OK your way out twice.

Forcing a System Crash from the Keyboard

I am glad to hear that you have your situation sorted out, and thank you for posting back to let us know what you did in order to find the problem and correct it.

That is a "nasty" little app that your DSL provider has to consume so much of your ram (12GB) in such a short time.

If you start having problems with your ISP connection because of it being turned off, and find you need to have it turned back on you may want to see if there are any firmware upgrades to their equipment your using.

If you do find an upgrade, and it is still a resource hog you may even want to call their Technical Service Department to discuss the problem with them.

I have been using CleanMem v.1.7.0 | PcWinTech.com since the XP, and Firefox days to help control memory leaks.

If you would like to mark this problem as solved you can click on the red triangle in the upper right corner of your post, to let the staff know, and they will mark it with a green check-mark.

Thank you for visiting 7F Gary!

Steve