my computer reboots when i try to watch videos or do anyth..

ok...for starters...i don't know all that much about computers...but i
know enough to get around...i have an hp pavillion a705w and everything
seems to work however, when i try to watch videos or do anything that
has to deal with graphics it just reboots...it never blue screens, only
reboots. I have nearly stripped my computer thinking it could have been
a program i had on it. Nothing has worked. I also scan for viruses,
spyware, and i even have a registry cleaner...all are used regularly.
Now sometimes it does let me watch videos and use graphics, but are you
ready for this......ONLY AT NIGHT! what's up with that...i can turn my
computer on during the day for just 20 minutes and my night is shot. at
night is the only time i can get on for longer being that i am a single
mother of two. it reboots worse during the day and if i've had it on at
all during the day it reboots just as bad at night...im at a loss i have
not the first clue...can anyone help me....and forwarning...i dont
understand too much tech talk....i know it makes me sound like an
idiot...but i'm a hands on learner...i can't help it...so lamens terms
would help...thank you so much..


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coppertop327 wrote:
> ok...for starters...i don't know all that much about computers...but i
> know enough to get around...i have an hp pavillion a705w and
> everything seems to work however, when i try to watch videos or do
> anything that has to deal with graphics it just reboots...it never
> blue screens, only reboots. I have nearly stripped my computer
> thinking it could have been a program i had on it. Nothing has
> worked. I also scan for viruses, spyware, and i even have a registry
> cleaner...all are used regularly. Now sometimes it does let me watch
> videos and use graphics, but are you ready for this......ONLY AT
> NIGHT! what's up with that...i can turn my computer on during the day
> for just 20 minutes and my night is shot. at night is the only time i
> can get on for longer being that i am a single mother of two. it
> reboots worse during the day and if i've had it on at all during the
> day it reboots just as bad at night...im at a loss i have not the
> first clue...can anyone help me....and forwarning...i dont understand
> too much tech talk....i know it makes me sound like an idiot...but
> i'm a hands on learner...i can't help it...so lamens terms would
> help...thank you so much..
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I would suspect that you have a damaged
or outdated video driver.

If you reduce your Graphics Hardware
Acceleration as per the instructions in the
following article and realize an improvement,
it's an indication that you need to update
your video driver:

(263391) How to Change the Graphics
Hardware Acceleration Setting in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=263391


If you decide to update your video driver...
the following steps may help you:

Go to the support website of your video
adapter's mfg. and search for Windows
XP Compatible drivers.

If you don't know the make and model of
your video adapter...check the documentation
that came with the computer.

Also you could try these steps...
Go to...Start / Run...type...
msinfo32 ...press enter.

On the System Information screen...choose...
Components / Display...

You should find the make and model of your
display adapter as well as the driver version.

If the driver on the support website is more
current than the one you are running...
download it and install it. Also you should find
and follow the installation instructions at the
support site.


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John Inzer