Hello,

There’s a strong chance that there’s some kind of software-related conflict in my system that’s causing random reboots. How might I have a chance of finding out what exactly it is so I can stop it?

Any help would be great.
Thanks

Well, Try remembering when the reboots started happening and after you remember start to think of all the programs you installed into your system after that. (Tips Under this)

Tip 1: If your an XP User an easy way to figure out which software you have installed is by the Automatic Restore point creator. I always have this turned on. It creates a new restore point "Every" Time you install something.

Tip 2: This could be a virus or spyware that your Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware is not picking up so try running an online scanner like http://housecall.trendmicro.com/For Virus's And keyloggers/Other security risks, And if you think its spyware or certain types of adware try AVG AntiSpyware http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5



If none of this helps it could also be a hardware problem :P,

Hope this helps
IHateTrojans

Check your startups through Start>Run>type: msconfig and hit enter.
Navigate under the Startups tab and and uncheck any software your suspicious of, or you don't need at startup.
Reboot and see if its better.

If it is, then enable one or two of them and restart again until the problem occurs. When it does you'll know which one or two it was between and can eliminate it to just one.

Random reboots are usually PSU or Heat related BTW. Second comes RAM.