SL Crashed My PC ;-O ??

I just crashed out of SL. It was one of those crashes that freezes the PC. BUT on this one when a tried to reboot my system I could not because of corrupted files I and had to do a reformat and reinstall Windows and everything else . I first tried to just repair Windows with my Windows Install Disk but I could not even get that to start because of "corrupted files" so I had to do the reformat with my PC's restore disk

I do a complete Cleanup, Virus and Bug scan and defrag every day.

Has this happened to ne1 else???

SL is vary vary vary hard on computers.
Chances are the crash wasnt SL it self, but was 'SL assisted'.

I havent had that happened to me, but:
I started up SL and the login screen came up for a second, then my computer randomly just powered down. I pressed power and nothing happened.

Some how turning SL caused my GeForce 7800 to fry it self.

Find a copy of Memtest x86. Download the version you want (floppy or CD-ROM ISO Image) and get it on the appropriate media. You may have to borrow a PC if yours is still out of whack. Boot this utility in your drive and let it rip for 8 hours. No more, no less. Any errors, and well - you have a problem with your system memory or on die CPU cache. Or rather, this will find it. Overclocked, underpowered or failing memory in a PC can create the problem you have experienced. Good luck. ;>

If Overclocked: Drop the machine to bone stock timings and speeds. Be sure that you are not over-volting your CPU cores or RAM when you drop to more sedate speeds.

If Underpowered: Most modern PCs require a 350 watt or greater PSU. More if you're running recent versions of ATI and nVidia cards. More so if it's an nVidia. I run a 1000 watt PSU in my machine to power a pair of 8800 GTX-OC's just as an example.

If memory fault is found: Isolate the bank of RAM that is affected if your machine can run on one stick of memory. Sometimes, shuffling the sticks around or re-seating them is all that is needed to get them back up to snuff if you are lucky.

Last time this happened ta me I just ran chkdsk in Windows XP (it's in every version of Windows I THINK), and it fixed it. I had already re-installed the LAST time it happened, and I wasn't gonna do it again.

One thing ya might wanna do is to ask and do a Search in Resident Answers BEFORE you re-install your OS next time...the PAIN