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Hmmm ... strange stuff going on ...
I renamed the file, rebooted, web-cam was no longer working (seems to indicate the file was what it claimed to be, a driver for the web-cam). Replugged the web-cam, working fine.
However, the random reboots still happens. Even more, sometimes the PC just goes on all by itself at night.
Most of the time it doesn't event reach the end of the POST, and it shut downs again. Most of the times it repeats this a few times.
When reboot happens in while logged in windows, it's a clean reboot: the apps close, the shutdown message appears, it shuts down properly (no BSOD), then it tries to restart (as described before: POST screen, shutdown, wake-up, POST screen, shut down, ...).
Sounds like an hdw issue, which sucks as the PC is a Dell Dimension 9200 with tons of non-standard parts I can't switch.
If there's anything else I can try just let me know. Otherwise, I'm likely to be ready for a new PC ...
MaX.