Why do computers crash?

@waynet (2650)
February 5, 2007 5:06pm CST
I'm often perplexed about the technical side of computers and it puzzles me so to try to put the pieces of the jigsaw together even with detailed instructions I fail to derive any input from such a complex beast that is the computer.
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azriel
@azriel (2107)
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
well, my computer crashed because i installed two antivirus at the same time.lol! my advice, dont do what i did. i had this computer for just barely a year and it has crashed four times already. dont worry, practice makes perfect, and eventually you will become closely acquainted with the complex beast that you will become the greatest of friends ever!
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waynet
@waynet (2650)
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10 Feb 07
One day, when I am old and grey, most likely.
waynet
@waynet (2650)
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11 Feb 07
That's great to know,I'm trying to configure my pc format,whatever that means?!
azriel
@azriel (2107)
• Philippines
11 Feb 07
Oh don't worry. If you're like me and gets your computer crashing regularly, you'll wise up fast.
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Shannon
@visitorinvasion (7709)
• United States
6 Feb 07
Because dey can, Dahling! Because dey can! Classeeck Machine vs. Man scenario. Man creates de machine, machine resents de man.
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waynet
@waynet (2650)
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6 Feb 07
So my computer resents me, great like I need another problem, how do I get past this disobedience?
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waynet
@waynet (2650)
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12 Feb 07
I'm doing the disk clean up thing and removing the web files that build up, but I shall visit the site you mentioned for some help, there's something in my system,just can't pin point it.Cheers!
Shannon
@visitorinvasion (7709)
• United States
11 Feb 07
Are you doing a daily cleaning routine? Here's mine: 1. Delete cookings and temporary offline files from IE 2. Clear cookies and cache from Firefox 3. Run adaware 4. Run diskcleanup 5. Run AV software (if something is found that the software can't clean, I run a search for it in the pc files and delete it manually) 6. If none of the above work, I go to housecall.trendmicro.com ...it might be trendmicro.housecall.com, not sure, but it usually nails anything my software doesn't get
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Willowlady
@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
5 Feb 07
A virus could get in and overload your system. You yourself could be doing so much to overload your system. A program could be become damanged in some way and cause a crash of your system. So these would be good to start with if you are having problems. This complex beast speaks a simple language yet only a few of us understand it.
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waynet
@waynet (2650)
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5 Feb 07
And I am one of the many who don't!
usman400
@usman400 (1587)
• Pakistan
6 Feb 07
No hard feelings dude, if you have your own pc than u are lucky because this will give u more xpereince eventually to tackle with or cop with the errors or crashes, the common reasons for a computer crash are related to its use, cleanliness, security etc, these are very basic pre requisites, u just need to spend time with problems
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blindedfox
@blindedfox (3315)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
Well, computers crash for two reasons, software troubles or hardware malfunctions. Most of the time, it is better to have a software breakdown than a hardware crash. We do not know all the factors that leads to such crashes, but it is safe to say that viruses, misuse and negligence contribute to this. Hope that helps! =)
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supra_guy
@supra_guy (165)
• Romania
6 Feb 07
There are many factors that can lead a computer to crash like heat, incorrect voltage, memory errors, system errors, viruses, conflicts.
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waynet
@waynet (2650)
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6 Feb 07
Viruses, maybe I need to get my computer vaccinated!