The new Win XP-based computer I built was up and running for more than 43 days (over 1,043 hours to be exact) when it received an auto-update that forced its shutdown.

Unbelieveable.  I haven’t had a Windows machine run that long continuously since Win NT 4.0.  Too bad, too, because I know it had a lot left in it.

 This new system has been rock stable and eats anything I throw at it:

  • 2 GB G-Skill RAM with 4-4-4-12 timings
  • AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 (socket AM2)
  • BFG Nvidia 7600GT with 256 MB DDR3 RAM (overclocked from the factory)
  • Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe motherboard

Next steps:  Disable the auto-restart feature after auto-update.