Stupid java.
Okay. The first main problem is the computer randomly rebooting... could just be overheating, but it also seems prone to this when it's cooler, or has just been turned on five minutes ago. The CPU temp never gets above 47 or so. It does this at least once a day, usually three times or so.
The second problem is various programs crashing to desktop after a few minutes of use. Usually just larger games do this, but sometimes ZSNES or DOSbox will do it as well. I *think* it's just graphic-heavy programs doing this, but I can't recall. Strangely enough, the computer seems to decide somewhat randomly at startup whether or not this will happen. If a program crashes, then all subsequent programs (the ones subject to crashing, anyway) will keep on crashing until a reboot. However, if programs don't crash after 15 minutes or so of use, then none of them are going to. How long the computer is left unused with the power supply turned off seems to affect the likelihood of crashes after startup. Bad RAM has been suggested, but I'm not sure how to check.
edit: Oh... using WinXP sp2, 512mb RAM, AMD Athlon 1900 mhz 2600+... all graphic and sound drivers updated.
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