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[Dazzler]

Hi folks...XP trouble again....

It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....

Any ideas?

[JamesV6CDX]

The PC is just rebooting itself?

Check CPU and case temperature - could be a hardware fault  :-/

[cem_devecioglu]

yep..check the cpu cooler ..if dirty can cook the cpu..seen many times..

[cem_devecioglu]

did you add any new hardware tv card, disk etc.. ?

or installed a new software ?

[amigov6]

I'm XP with the desktop, no probs here. Virgin Cable.

[cem_devecioglu]

I'm XP with the desktop, no probs here. Virgin Cable.

yep..3 desktops all xp here..

[cem_devecioglu]

try this
my computer>properties>advanced tab>startup and recovery settings   -- disable automatically restart

after if possible
my computer>manage>event viewer check system logs and application logs

check errors..

[alexandjen]

Hi folks...XP trouble again....

It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....

Any ideas?

I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.

I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.

Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose

Have you moved your case lately?

[Dazzler]

Hi folks...XP trouble again....

It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....

Any ideas?

I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.

I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.

Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose

Have you moved your case lately?

Case has not moved for 4 years.

[alexandjen]

Hi folks...XP trouble again....

It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....

Any ideas?

I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.

I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.

Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose

Have you moved your case lately?

Case has not moved for 4 years.

Still worth doing as apparently things can work loose with vibration of fans etc.

[Pete Elite]

Hi folks...XP trouble again....

It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....

Any ideas?

I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.

I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.

Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose

Have you moved your case lately?

Case has not moved for 4 years.

         Hi Dazzler,
                        If you haven't moved the case for 4 years then you may need to give it a good dust out as it may be clogged and causing a overheating problem, i do mine regularly and have never had any problems .

        HTH,
              Pete .

[gwa]

Hi folks...XP trouble again....

It keeps shutting down when in the middle of use.
I have down an agrevated reboot 3 times now but still it does it.....

Any ideas?

I've had the same problem recently, though I had a virus in the boot sector, lived with it for weeks with it shutting down and rebooting when it felt like it.

I was told by a friend of mine, who works in the IT industry, to take the side off the case, unplug all cards, memory chips and replace them making sure that are reseated properly...........problem cured, pc has been fine ever since.

Must have been an item of hardware that had worked loose

Have you moved your case lately?

Case has not moved for 4 years.

         Hi Dazzler,
                        If you haven't moved the case for 4 years then you may need to give it a good dust out as it may be clogged and causing a overheating problem, i do mine regularly and have never had any problems .

        HTH,
              Pete .

You may want to consider sending it to a museum and replacing it  

[MindlessJD]

If you have installed any software recently, that could be the problem. Try a system restore.

[SteveMJ]

I can't add much; except I had two random shutdowns yesterday - one after the other.

I think I'll try and de-dust (is there such a word) soon.  Also do a virus scan AVG by the way.

[BigAl]

I think I'll try and de-dust (is there such a word)

Best way is take the box outside, minus the side/top a give it a good blast with compressed air and then carefully vacuum/ sweep up with a paint brush all loose clumps of dust