I have received several e-mails claiming that pc scan service Hotmail PC errors may be harming the computer, it's a scam, THANKS, TERRY

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  Original title: The system has recovered from a serious error-

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  Hi Sandeep,

  Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Community forum.
  It seems that you have a problem with the error message "the system has recovered from a serious error," while working on the computer, and the computer restarts automatically.
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/317277

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  Dear user,

  
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  Hello

  Method 1:

  I suggest you to follow the links and check out them.

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/930517

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  Summary of the issue
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  What version of Windows Live Family Safety do you use?
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  Choose your operating system version:
  Windows 7

  Additional details
  How can I limit the total time per day my kind that can be on the computer? I see only menu in which I can determine which hours of the day, they are allowed to access. Concerning the lower self, for example him limit total daily in any hours 1 hour.

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• Is there a setting that I can activate to prevent users from turning off the computer?

  How prevent we Shut Down

  How do you define a computer or a user to prevent shutting down the computer. ?
  I had an account with complete administration and he's doing a backup of Windows, but the other user is allowed to force closing down since the other user is always log-in (locked).

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  Alan

  Hello

  I suggest you follow these methods and check.

  If you have Windows 7 Ultimate or Professional Editions follow method 1, if you have Windows 7 Home Premium or lower editions go to method 2

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  b. Select Explorer in the left pane, right-click in the right pane and select new > DWORD; then name it as NoClose.

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  I hope this helps!