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Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Animal on March 09, 2002, 01:02:13 PM: My computer is very, very stable.
It almost NEVER crashed unless I do something stupid.
It can be turned on for days, constantly playing games and going on standby mode, and there is never a problem.

Until now.

EVERYTIME i click the post made by straffo named "Cougar :)" on this very same 'Hardware and Software' BBS..

>>>MY COMPUTER RESTARTS FOR NO APPARENT REASON!!!<<<

It doesnt shut down and restarts with Windows. It TURNS OFF, as if I unplugged the cabled or pressed the restart button on the case.
I have already reproduced this error about 7 times, and it will always happen, only when I click that thread. It wont happen when playing games or running SETI or ANY other CPU intensive program like Prime. I can even rip DVDs and burn CDs. Nothing can make my computer crash, except its achilles heel, that post made by Straffo.

This is NOT a joke though it may be funny, and in all my years of computer use and troubleshooting, ive never seen something so bizarre.

I will post this thread now and go click the 'Cougar :)' link one last time.
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Animal on March 09, 2002, 01:08:57 PM: Yeap, happened again.

Here (http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?rigid=15889) are my system specs in case you are wondering.
Title: Mine does the same thing.
Post by: weazel on March 09, 2002, 03:56:53 PM: I even tried re-installing IE 6.0 to fix it, no joy. :confused:
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: ruki on March 09, 2002, 05:09:38 PM: I get the bsod (blue screen of Death) whenever i try to read the cougar thread furth down.
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: mrsid2 on March 09, 2002, 05:12:12 PM: Try clearing web cache, you may have something corrupted there.
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: ruki on March 09, 2002, 05:14:59 PM: actually i had the problem on my puter at work using 98se the home machine im on now with xp and it didnt doit it. Wonder whats in there that caused it to begin with. I bet its a conspiracy from the rooks or knights against the bishops. :)
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Animal on March 09, 2002, 05:31:29 PM: Windows XP here.
I really wish to find whats causing the problem so that I can reproduce it on threads I dislike.

I will rule the BBS.
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: mrsid2 on March 09, 2002, 06:20:03 PM: Please try clearing your browser cache and tell me if it worked..
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: weazel on March 09, 2002, 07:20:05 PM: Quote
Originally posted by mrsid2
Please try clearing your browser cache and tell me if it worked..

That's not it, my custom autoexec.bat deletes and rebuilds Windoze temp, temporary internet, and history folders during every boot.
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Animal on March 10, 2002, 02:27:54 AM: Clearing cache doesnt help at all.
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Eagler on March 10, 2002, 09:48:11 AM: the only thing that stands out is straffos graphic in his first post

its a php:

http://5348495050494e4720.4f4e204d4f4e44415920.4d415243482031312c20.32303032da44656172.205369722cda3c736e.69703e544d20436f7567.6172da417661696c61.626c65206974656d7320.77696c6c206265207365.6e7420746f6461792e6.amg.sytes.net/smile2.php

dunno ...
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Tumor on March 10, 2002, 09:58:12 AM: control panel - Internet Tools - delete cookies, delete files (offline & on), clear History, then, delete everything in windows temp, rinse and repeat. If that doesn't work, drink a six-pack and call me in the morning. (It's worth a try)
Title: Re: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Brent Stevens on March 10, 2002, 01:29:30 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Animal
EVERYTIME i click the post made by straffo named "Cougar :)" on this very same 'Hardware and Software' BBS..
>>>MY COMPUTER RESTARTS FOR NO APPARENT REASON!!!<<<
.

Man that sucks.
And with all that good stuff Staga was saying about you in that thread too. :D
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Staga on March 10, 2002, 01:49:39 PM: shhh..... :D
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Animal on March 10, 2002, 02:35:34 PM: What the hell.. I even downloaded Opera and it also crashed with that browser.

I may never find out what Staga is fantasicing about me :(
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Brent Stevens on March 10, 2002, 03:07:58 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Animal
What the hell.. I even downloaded Opera and it also crashed with that browser.

I may never find out what Staga is fantasicing about me :(

Try this...
- click on "user cp" (top of the page)
- click "edit options"
- scroll to "Show image attachments and [img] code in Posts?"
- check no and see if that helps.
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Animal on March 10, 2002, 03:15:34 PM: It worked... and Staga is a retard :cool:
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Brent Stevens on March 10, 2002, 03:24:23 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Animal
It worked... and Staga is a retard :cool:
Snork!
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: Staga on March 10, 2002, 06:52:20 PM: dam... guess there's no place to hide from lamina..
Title: Extremely weird BBS/Hardware problem
Post by: straffo on March 11, 2002, 02:50:11 AM: ROTFLMAO :)

I should have tryed for year doing such a stealth attack without any success ...

But I've done one even without being aware of it :D

Btw I got a phenomena as strange with a .BMP one time it crashed one PC but not the other ...

It turned to be a be some bug in the CPU microcode we traced if to happen only with one release of CPU produced in one batch in one particuliar plant ... As Forrest said : toejam happen :)