The main difference between normal mode and safe mode is that the minimum number of drivers are loaded in safe mode to make it run. 
The fact that it runs fine in safe mode without overheating strongly suggests that  you have a driver problem of some kind.  I think 
that the first thing that you should do is download and install every driver that you can (save them to the hard drive in case you 
need them again).  If that doesn't help, you might considering updating the bios to the latest version for XP and your new 
processor.

There may still be some more malware that F-prot did not get.  You might consider running Avast (free) to see if it can catch 
something new.  (Do not have two anti-virus programs installed at the same time, however.)  It is possible that a virus caused or is 
causing your driver problems.

Dean Kukral


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Michael Eisenstadt
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:46 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] software problem or hardware problem?


Hi,

I recently replaced the original Athlon XP 2600+
cpu with an Athlon XP 3000+ cpu. The computer os
is WinXP Pro SP 2, motherboard is an Asus A7N8X-X,
RAM is 1G Kingston.

Computer ran normally for a week or so and then
developed the following problem. In Normal Mode
the computer locks up in about 5 to 10 minutes
or Reboots. In Safe Mode with Networking, the
computer is perfectly stable and connects to
the Internet. I have run Spybot and F-Prot anti
virus programs which removed a number of malware.

In the BIOS, I have tried going to default
settings and other options but the problem
remains unfixed.

It seems that my options are reinstalling the XP 2600+
cpu and/or reinstalling WinXP Pro as I still don't
know whether I have a software or a hardware problem.

What do you suggest?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Mike Eisenstadt
Austin Texas

 

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