Windows xp crashes when overheating?

arcee said:

Hi all, I installed window xp sp2 on my macbookpro. However, after two weeks, it crashed when I was using msn.

- When the system crashed, I restarted but could not get into windows.
- The next day, when the laptop was completely cool, I could boot in windows but it crashed after 20 minutes.
- I reinstalled windows xp, but the same problem appeared after around two weeks.
- When I tried to go to the safe mode in xp, it stopped when loading drivers.

Would you please help me out? The problem drove me crazy...Thanks!

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cwa107 said:

Sounds like a thermal issue. CPUs have a safeguard that shuts the system down to prevent overheating. If the system comes back up after being turned off for awhile, it's likely that one of your fans has gone bad. I would try running the Apple Hardware Test to see if that is indeed the case.

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