Windows 7 Crashes every 2 hours

[monkchant]

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]

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]

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

 

[usasma]

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

 

[Tews]

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]

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]

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]

Antman, I really like your sig slogan!

I should neg rep MS

 

[Tews]

Antman, I really like your sig slogan!

I should neg rep MS

Unfortunately, for some of us, this is no longer an option... :mad2:

 

[monkchant]

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?

 

[Antman]

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?

If setting the clock back does work, it may be too late, since the shutdowns already began. A 'dirty bit' may have been set.

This problem is too easy to solve through more elegant means.

 

[DocBrown]

Just 8 days till Public On Sale Release on Win7

 

[usasma]

Setting the clock back is a possibility, but that's illegal and we don't support that type of experimentation here.

Besides, even if it does work (which I'm pretty sure it won't) - once you connect to the web it's gonna tattle to Microsoft on you.