My Computer Keeps Switching Off! ?

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My Computer Keeps Switching Off! ?

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Scotslass View Member Profile	Jul 2 2008, 05:21 AM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 15-July 07 Member No.: 143,710	My computer keeps switching off and freezing. Don't know why this could be happening. Sometimes following it switching off, it takes about 3 attempts to restart. We have XP running on our PC. What should I do?

nigglesnush85 View Member Profile	Jul 2 2008, 06:27 AM Post #2
Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 3,721 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123	Hello Scotslass, There could be any number of reasons that are causing this problem. To narrow down the culprits, could you answer some questions. How old is the computer? Do you know what hardware is in the computer? Is your computer completely up to date via windows update? What security products are you using on the system? Has this problem ever happened before? Could you open control panel=>administrative tools=>event viewer and look in the system, security and application sections for errors and warnings? -------------------- Regards Alan

garmanma View Member Profile	Jul 2 2008, 12:28 PM Post #3
Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 7,175 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618	If this is an older computer, another question to ask is if you have ever taken the side off and cleaned the interior? It could be overheating -------------------- Mark why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane

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