HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically

[Guest Joseph]

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]

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

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> 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]

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]

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 ?

 

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"Joseph" <Joseph@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> 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]

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.

 

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http://www.bootdisk.com/

[Guest Onsokumaru]

Re: HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically

 

 

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message

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> =?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]

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]

Re: HELP! Computer Switches itself off automatically

 

 

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message

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> 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.