Guest Joseph Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 My computer switches itself off automatically when i am in the middle of using it. It has also begun freezing for no apparent reason. I have no idea why this porblem occurs, I am not very tech savvy but I would appreciate any possible causes / solutions for the problem. The Computer is running Norton Antivirus. Thankyou.
Guest DL Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Re: HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically Try Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer Then post full details of any err's shown at the time of shutdown. Are you able to immediately reboot the PC? "Joseph" <Joseph@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:94559289-C1E1-4913-99FD-2EC4396C469D@microsoft.com... > My computer switches itself off automatically when i am in the middle of > using it. > It has also begun freezing for no apparent reason. > I have no idea why this porblem occurs, I am not very tech savvy but I > would > appreciate any possible causes / solutions for the problem. > > The Computer is running Norton Antivirus. > > Thankyou. >
Guest David H. Lipman Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Re: HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically From: "Joseph" <Joseph@discussions.microsoft.com> | My computer switches itself off automatically when i am in the middle of | using it. | It has also begun freezing for no apparent reason. | I have no idea why this porblem occurs, I am not very tech savvy but I would | appreciate any possible causes / solutions for the problem. | The Computer is running Norton Antivirus. | Thankyou. Usually caused by problematic hardware; RAM, CPU, CPU fan, etc. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
Guest Joan Archer Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Re: HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically Could be caused by overheating or RAM problems, how long has it been happening and what changes have you made since just before it started to happen ? -- Joan Archer http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher http://lachsoft.com/photogallery "Joseph" <Joseph@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:94559289-C1E1-4913-99FD-2EC4396C469D@microsoft.com... > My computer switches itself off automatically when i am in the middle of > using it. > It has also begun freezing for no apparent reason. > I have no idea why this porblem occurs, I am not very tech savvy but I > would > appreciate any possible causes / solutions for the problem. > > The Computer is running Norton Antivirus. > > Thankyou. >
Guest Plato Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Re: HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically =?Utf-8?B?Sm9zZXBo?= wrote: > > My computer switches itself off automatically when i am in the middle of > using it. Look for heat related problems first. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest Onsokumaru Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Re: HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically "Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message news:48c60be7$0$9722$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com... > =?Utf-8?B?Sm9zZXBo?= wrote: >> >> My computer switches itself off automatically when i am in the middle of >> using it. > > Look for heat related problems first. > > -- > http://www.bootdisk.com/ Please be more specific. Is there a certain time period, any error messages in Event Viewer, does the computer become less responsive before it turns off. Do you happen to be using a specific program at the time. Heat could be a problem, but usually the computer will lock up first. Could be a hardware problem, PSU, VGA card or drivers. If you feel comforable, take of the side cover and check the connrections inside the PC, (only if you know what you are doing though). Check external leads also. You could also check for dust build up in the heatsink, and that the CPU fan is running. There was a virus that would shut down computers. Try typing "shutdown /a" in a command prompt. You should get a message "Unable to abort because no shutdown was in progress", if it reads "shutdown aborted", or whatever, (since I have never seen that message", something is instructing your PC to shutdown after a certain period of time.
Guest David H. Lipman Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Re: HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically From: "Onsokumaru" <onsok-sama@ninja.village.jp> < snip > | There was a virus that would shut down computers. Try typing "shutdown /a" | in a command prompt. You should get a message "Unable to abort because no | shutdown was in progress", if it reads "shutdown aborted", or whatever, | (since I have never seen that message", something is instructing your PC to | shutdown after a certain period of time. Th OP stated... "My computer switches itself off automatically when i am in the middle of using it." He did NOT indicate a NT System Shutdown type message indicative of the Lovesan/Blaster, Sasser worms or certain BOTs that explot TCP ports 445 and 135. His automatic shutown is indicative of a hardware problem. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
Guest Onsokumaru Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Re: HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:OPVSoZeFJHA.768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > From: "Onsokumaru" <onsok-sama@ninja.village.jp> > > > < snip > > > | There was a virus that would shut down computers. Try typing "shutdown > /a" > | in a command prompt. You should get a message "Unable to abort because > no > | shutdown was in progress", if it reads "shutdown aborted", or whatever, > | (since I have never seen that message", something is instructing your PC > to > | shutdown after a certain period of time. > > Th OP stated... > "My computer switches itself off automatically when i am in the middle of > using it." > > He did NOT indicate a NT System Shutdown type message indicative of the > Lovesan/Blaster, > Sasser worms or certain BOTs that explot TCP ports 445 and 135. > > His automatic shutown is indicative of a hardware problem. > > Maybe you should pay attention to the way some people post here. Just because he didn't mention a message it doesn't mean it didn't appear, hence my request for as much information as possible. Many people ignore, dismiss, OK, or simply send a message to the background when the messages appears, because they can't be bothered reading them or think it is related to some other program. Whilst I didn't think it was likely, there is always a possibility. My apologies for trying to offer assistance.
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