how do you crash a computer?
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I posted this a while back, and I know Lew was unable to reproduce it at that time. It was a problem in LE6.1, but I have since found that with AL7 that it is slightly different - so Lew, here is a modified procedure for reproducing this. I would approeciate it if you would retest:\n\n1. Drop a clip on to the timeline. Open it in the Clipviewer, either by double clicking on the clip on the timeline, or by right-clicking on it on the timeline and selecting Open.\n2. If there are no markers associated with the clip, create one.\n3. Open the Marker List.\n4. Click on the X in the top right corner of the Clipviewer, without closing the Marker List first.\nAL7 crashes at this point.\n\n~~~OR~~~\n\nHow to crash Windows 98 very, very badly\n \n \n \n  This does NOT work under 98SE or a copy of 98 with the Y2K bug fix.\nOK, here's the instructions....\n\nOpen MS-DOS Prompt \nType in cd &#92;windows&#92;command \nNow type in edit con.bat \nType in echo hello \nNow go to the File menu and choose Save As \nSave it as con.bat \nIf it doesn't work, it's probably because your machine has been patched \n .....................................................\n \nnot that I'm recommending anyone do this ... ever. But here's how I crashed mac OS 10.2 on my dual G4 450 tower.\n\nFirst, be a dumbass and open the computer case while it's running... that doesn't hurt anything mind you, but these two things are essential to the process.\n\nTwo, notice how dusty the top of the DVD drive is and go grab a moist paper towel to clean out the dust ... no no, wait, it gets better.\n\nAfter cleaning off the DVD drive and seeing that it's now shiny and nothing has gone wrong, now begin looking for other things in the computer that need to be dusted. Oh, yeah, do you see it coming yet?\n\nMake a brief mental note that your Radeon video card is awfully dusty, and say out loud as you swipe lightly for dust across your video card with a dampened paper towel, "This is about the dumbest thing I could be doing."\n\nNow make note that your monitor has stopped displaying web pages, and now displays random colored full screen height vertical stripes. pause. say "I'm a dumbass." And hit the reboot button.\n\nWrite about it on a forum while watching Lord of the Rings. Ponder how much a new video card costs. Be thankful you can look up prices online on your still functioning computer. ... and re-enable internet sharing since it always turns itself off at reboot.\n\n-edit- I misspelled dumbass in one of the references above. Shouldn't have wandered outside of OmniWeb I guess.\n__________________\n- Beware the wrath of my apathy. \n...................................\nmake a program that causes a memory leak, and there's your crash. or kill explorer.exe.\n\n......................................\n\nAfter a restart, holding down the right-side CTRL key and pressing the Scroll lock key twice will generate the Blue Screen of Death. \n...............................................
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such a vag thing so many problems!  you can try all sorts of things.  alot of software is out to debug a computer like norton windoctor etc, could be a virus, could be spyware my good ness could be nearly anything.  Best way if you don't know alot about computers is simply to backup and format then if it crashes you know its hardware.
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When the computer system crashes, it usually projects a blue screen to say the system has crashed (Early IBMs did that)
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restart your computer.
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If a hard drive is making a lot of clicking noises, it's about to crash!
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well dont open them, unless you want to take the chnace of your computer crashing, request new app.s
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Get a ginormous hammer and hit your computer untill it works the way you want it to.
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Crash Test Dummies - Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm
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You can try finding a boot disk Online for your operating system.  Most have utilities that run right off the disk, so you can track down the virus and elliminate it so long as the anti-virus program being used will recognize it.  Try doing a Google search for "(your operating system) boot disk," and see what comes up.  Generally you can download it to a reliable computer and burn it to disk.  Then you can set your BIOS in the infected system to boot from a CD (if your boot disk is designed to be burned on CD), then use the disk's menu to run the utility.  \n\nIf that doesn't work, and you're using Windows, try rebooting in safe mode and see if your system's functional enough to grab your valued files and burn them.\n\nOtherwise... you may just have learned an expensive lesson on backing up files to CD/DVD for just such an event.  One thing, also, that you could do to prevent this from happening again is to get a second hard drive, and keep your operating system on one while saving valued files on the other.  Viruses normally only attack the hard drive your operating system's on (not always, mind you--but normally), so reformting and reinstalling your operating system after a major crash won't force you to lose what's on the slave drive.\n\nHope this helps!
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I'm assuming you meant crash. When asking computor questions it's a good idea to put what OS you are using and a few more details \n\nTry restoring your computor to a prevous date\n\nWin98-Reboot to DOS or command prompt whatever it says and at the c prompt type in scanreg/restore\n\nWinXP go to start/programs/accessories/system tools/system restore
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Sounds like you have a virus. Go to trendmicro.com, they gonna check your computer online for free. Its called house call. After that you will know the real reason for crashing.
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turn pc off.\ncheck the jumper is set to slave on writer.\nslide it through the bay in the tower.\nplug in the IDE lead.\nplug in the power.\nstart up the pc.\n\nvoila.
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Your computer should be making a crashdump log whenever it does this. Without either the message on the screen itself or the log, it is impossible to know what the problem is. There's a couple hundred reasons why this might happen. \n\nYou should NOT make any changes to your computer AT ALL until you enable the crashdump logging and captyre a log file. Otherwise you may make the problem even more difficult to pinpoint!\n\nTry to capture your log file. The link below will show you how to enable the logging.  Note: the first couple of paragraphs on this article are about one specific problem so do not make any changes yet!  Start reading at the section "Preparing to Create a Memory Dump File" and apply the changes ONLY in that section. Then repost your error when you have a little more detail.
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De-fragment your hard drive.
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Ctrl+alt+del. Lock computer.\n\nQuick key shortcut is windows button+L
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Unfortunately, a computer is not yet as consistently reliable as a refrigerator or a toaster. A computer can and will misbehave on occasion. I've heard all the laments. My computer just crashed. My screen is frozen. My system is running too slow. No matter what you call it, there is never a good time for a computer to act improperly. Unfortunately, this is a normal part of computing in today's world. You may or may not know what has caused the problem. But in the end, it is the way that you handle the problem that will make all the difference.\n\nLook for the obvious\nFirst be patient. If your computer fails to respond to your keystrokes, it may have a problem. However, the computer could also be busy performing some other function, which you may not be aware of. For instance, your computer may seem to stop when automatically saving a file or when printing something in the background. So give it a minute or two. If it still doesn't respond, look for an obvious problem first. It may sound simplistic, but sometimes the problem is easily found. If your screen is blank, check the power cable. Make sure that the power to the house has not gone off. Also, many newer computers have a suspend feature that blanks out the screen in order to save electricity. Press a few keys to see if the computer will come back to life on its own.\n\nIf your screen is still on, but your mouse clicks and keystrokes don't elicit any response, try a couple of simple checks first. Make sure that everything is still connected. Perhaps your dog just ran out from under your desk and loosened the keyboard or mouse cable. In many programs, the Escape key, which is marked Esc, will take you back one step. So always try hitting the Escape key a few times before you concede that the computer is truly locked up. If you still get no response and the connections check out okay, it's time to go on to the next step.\n\nThe magic key combination\nThe next step is the magic key combination. Find the keys marked Ctrl, Alt and Del. Press these three keys all at once. This key combination is a remnant of the DOS days of computing. In DOS, pressing these three keys caused the computer to restart or "warm" boot. The Windows operating system uses these three keys in a similar, but slightly different way. If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, when you hit the magic key combination you will be presented with a Close Programs box that shows a list of the programs that are currently running. If Windows has found the offending program, it will list the words "not responding" next to the program's name. You can then highlight the name of the errant program, press End Task and return to your computing. (You will lose any data in that program that you have not yet saved.) You also have the option of pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del again to restart your computer. This should be used only after you have tried the other options unsuccessfully.\n\nWindows XP handles the Ctrl+Alt_Del key combination slightly different. Pressing these keys in Windows XP will bring up a "Windows Task Manager" screen. (In the Professional version of XP, you need to choose "Task Manager".) Click on the Applications tab to see the list of currently running programs as described in the last paragraph. Most average users will not have to be concerned with the information on the other tabs on this screen. Luckily, Windows XP doesn't freeze as much as previous versions of Windows.\n\nOccasionally, even the Close Program Box and/or Windows Task Manager Box freezes or is inoperable. If this happens, your last resort is to restart the computer. If your system has a restart button, you can press it to restart the computer. If you don't have a reset button, turn off the computer. Wait several minutes, and then turn it on again. It is important to wait a few minutes to let the hard drive and other components come to a complete stop before res
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you will need to check your settings, some times the computer is set up to shut down if it encounters a fatal error or " BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH"  do this  ...right click on START, PLACE YOU MOUSE POINTER ON ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS, THEN  RIGHT-CLICK ON EVENT VIEWER, THEN RIGHT -CLICK ON  APPLICATION OR SYSTEM, it will have a warning sign that says something about whats causing you shutdown, you might have to research the answer through  THE HELP SYSTEM IN WINDOWS or on microsoft .com or you  right-click on START, put your mouse pointer on CONTROL PANEL, then right-click on  SYSTEM , then right-click on ADVANCED, go down to START-UP AND RECOVERY and check your settings, where it says SYSTEM FAILURE, make sure AUTOMATIC RESTART is unchecked. and that WRITE A EVENT TO THE SYSTEM LOG and SEND A ADMINISTRATIVE ALERT is checked. then try again, a error should show up explaining the problem so you can use the WINDOWS TROUBLE SHOOTER. to solve this problem.