Windows 7 Crashes every 2 hours

monkchant · 12 Oct 2009

Whenever I leave my computer on or while I'm playing a game, Windows 7 crashes on me at regular intervals at about 2 hours. Everything shuts off except the monitor, and as soon as I turn the computer back on, it runs for about 2 hrs then shuts off again. Any Suggestions?

zigzag3143 · 12 Oct 2009

monkchant said:

Whenever I leave my computer on or while I'm playing a game, Windows 7 crashes on me at regular intervals at about 2 hours. Everything shuts off except the monitor, and as soon as I turn the computer back on, it runs for about 2 hrs then shuts off again. Any Suggestions?

What version of windows are you running? is the time and date correct on the computer?

Ken

Antman · 12 Oct 2009

Isn't that the scheduled nag for an expiring RC license? Check your system date.

usasma · 13 Oct 2009

The beta version of Win7 has expired and has a 2 hour timeout built in.
The RC is still good AFAIK.

Tews · 13 Oct 2009

Unless the OP fills in his system specs, we'll never know for sure, but it sounds like he has the RC version ... time to upgrade to Enterprise eval -=> here

Kari · 13 Oct 2009

The builds prior to 7100 are already expired.

RC build 7100 starts bi-hourly shut downs March 1st, 2010 and expires June 1st, 2010. I'm still running the RC on 2 machines without a problem.

Kari

zigzag3143 · 13 Oct 2009

I have a neighbor who complained about his machine shutting down every 2 hours I told him why but rather than let me upgrade (clean installs only) he put the computer clock back a year. rotflmao

Kari · 13 Oct 2009

Antman, I really like your sig slogan!

Antman's sig said:

I should neg rep MS ;-)

Tews · 13 Oct 2009

Kari said:

Antman, I really like your sig slogan!

Antman's sig said:

I should neg rep MS ;-)

Unfortunately, for some of us, this is no longer an option...

monkchant · 13 Oct 2009

usasma said:

The beta version of Win7 has expired and has a 2 hour timeout built in.
The RC is still good AFAIK.

I didn't know that. I have the 7000 build, thankfully I know now that my cpu is still good. So setting my clock a year back will stop the 2 hour shut down?