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Ro · 11-30-2005, 05:46 PM

Hi all, another computer issue for somebody to help me solve.

My computer has been overheating like crazy once again. Although this time, after recently replacing the heatsink, graphics card (fan was faulty), adding a second fan, and directing my oscillating floor fan directly at my computer box 24 HRS a day (whether or not the thing is on), it is overheating right when I power the thing on.

It usually happens in the first 3-5 minutes after Windows starts running. I can get away with opening Firefox and surfing, but if I open WMP or Winamp, any of my poker clients, and almost any other software, she gets really hot (Speedfan reading is 100+ Celsius) and shuts down. I then have to wait at least 30 minutes before starting it up again, or it won't even get past the black Windows XP "loading" screen during start-up.

So today I wait the 30 minutes, and hit ctrl-alt-del, and decide to try and shut down some of the programs running in the background that might heat things up. I closed down 3 or 4 random .exe ones that didn't seem to important to a knob like me (ha ha, a logitech one, something "tray," and a couple others) and instantly the temp. reading dropped down to the low 80's, which is unheard of lately.

So my question is, does anyone think the background programs that load during start-up could be the problem? And if so, is there a utility or FAQ or somewhere I can go to find out which ones I need, which ones I have the option of shutting down, and which ones are useless?

Thanks again.

11-30-2005, 05:46 PM	#207
Ro #1 Goaltender Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kelowna Exp:	Hi all, another computer issue for somebody to help me solve. My computer has been overheating like crazy once again. Although this time, after recently replacing the heatsink, graphics card (fan was faulty), adding a second fan, and directing my oscillating floor fan directly at my computer box 24 HRS a day (whether or not the thing is on), it is overheating right when I power the thing on. It usually happens in the first 3-5 minutes after Windows starts running. I can get away with opening Firefox and surfing, but if I open WMP or Winamp, any of my poker clients, and almost any other software, she gets really hot (Speedfan reading is 100+ Celsius) and shuts down. I then have to wait at least 30 minutes before starting it up again, or it won't even get past the black Windows XP "loading" screen during start-up. So today I wait the 30 minutes, and hit ctrl-alt-del, and decide to try and shut down some of the programs running in the background that might heat things up. I closed down 3 or 4 random .exe ones that didn't seem to important to a knob like me (ha ha, a logitech one, something "tray," and a couple others) and instantly the temp. reading dropped down to the low 80's, which is unheard of lately. So my question is, does anyone think the background programs that load during start-up could be the problem? And if so, is there a utility or FAQ or somewhere I can go to find out which ones I need, which ones I have the option of shutting down, and which ones are useless? Thanks again.