computer turning itself off

[carrie hilton]

my computer keeps turning itsself off its as if it just looses power. Why???

[merlin_2]

Check the power settings......control panel click the power options icon.....the settings should read never.....is this a laptop or desktop....

[dl65]

carrie hilton........Ah ....do you mean it reboots? Do you have a good updated anti virus program installed?
Could be a virus causing that ............ or perhaps the PSU is failing .  How old is the pc ? Is it a laptop or a desktop ?

Let us know
dl65  

[xxxcarriexxx]

hi its a desktop i got McCathy antivirus and its a 3 month old xp.

[Raptor]

How can you have a computer that turns itself off and yet have it run long enough for you to copy a DVD which takes 8 hours?

Points to other thread created by the person in question.

[R0SS]

" i got McCathy antivirus "




Mcafee*

[xxxcarriexxx]

because it only just started doing it yesterday!! i've not burnt nothing seince then!!!

[Raptor]

When has it started shutting down?

[xxxcarriexxx]

it did it yesterday when i was playing on a game it was like it died , i would'nt turn back on for a while, then i got about an hour out of it . i left it off all night then and now it seams to be ok.
i am hoping i having got a virus which my antivirus might note be picking up!! is this possible??

[Raptor]

Actually, I once experienced the same problem and it has never re-occured. Perhaps a power peak. Or whatever power fluctuations are called.

In your case, you may wish to use the following:

Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner


Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Using only one firewall is advised. Dual firewalls may cause problems.
Using a hardware firewall and a software firewall is even more adviced.
ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.

[xxxcarriexxx]

thanx for your help
im also tyring to install a joy stick but for some reason when i click properties within game controllers to test it nothing happens the game contrllers screen just goes away, do u know what it could be??

[Jimmyus Elfman]

About the computer shutting off, happened to me awhile back. For me it was my power supply's fan, it didn't cool anything because it wasn't working. Check behind your computer while it's on, see if the fan's working. If not, get a new power supply ASAP, i didn't and it eventually shot my CPU too...

[merlin_2]

Load the drivers for the joystick......is this a blonde thing

[Stan Perry]

The computer jut reboots while in the middle of explorer or email. Sometimes in word. The computer is HP XL768
I have a McAfee internet security suite running

[stan perry]

the computer just spontaneously reboots