Shuts down

[Carloz]

Well im not very good with computers i mreally not sure if i am posting this in the right location. But for example i have been playing warcraft 3 and the computer will just shut down it also has happened to me while i have been playing world of warcraft. recently i tried a system restore i think it was and what happened was that no matter what date i would tell it to go back to it would just say it could not be restored. occasionaly when i try to turn on the computer it will just turn off or stay on the start up screen. unless i disconnect it from the electricity. Please help some =D ty btw i have 512 MB of RAM on the sticker but 504 mon computer info 2002  version service pack 2, home edition

[JXY]

Hi Carloz, and welcome to computer hope.

Does your computer shutdown when you run other applications?

Is it only when you run world of warcraft?

If i were you, i'd uninstall the game and re-install it.

could be a virus but...

[Carloz]

It has also happened before while i have been running regular things like Instant messenger, sometimes even the internet. But those are just random when ever i play warcraft 3 ow World of warcraft it will shut down in about 5 mins after game starts

[soybean]

What make and model computer is it?  Are you using onboard video, or an add-on video card?  Have you made any hardware changes to it since you've owned it?  Has this problem been getting gradually worse? 

BTW, to cut the power when you've tried to start it and it won't complete a normal startup, try holding the power button for about 4 seconds, maybe a little longer; that may turn it off and you won't need to unplug it.

[JXY]

Since when has this started happening?

Do you have AV?

Has your AV got the latest virus definitions?

Has your AV detected and deleted any files before this started happening?

[Carloz]

well im not very computer smart only 14 years old i havnt made any changes to the computer since it was bought so it has standard stuff i guessand i tried holding it down when ever i do that it just stays on start up screen where it says compaq in big letters or sometimes it will turn on the light and turn back off intstantly. Also idk if you could call it getting worse but it occasionally happens now before it would only happen while running games, sych as warcraft 3 or world of warcraft.

[JXY]

it's good that you yourself hasn't made any changes.

but you AV might have.

which is why i'm asking you the question.

[Carloz]

well my AV is norton antivirus it would usually when ever i scan just decect a tracker cookie or something iand i would delete it

[JXY]

oh...that's fine.

can you think of anything you've installed or viewed on your computer which might have caused this?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Hey JXY, instead of saying 'AV', can you please just type 'antivirus' because I got confused while reading your post, I thought you were misspelling 'AVG'.
It just makes it more clear.

As for this problem, check if your computer is overheated.
Also it would be helpful to tell us how many RAM you have. 

[JXY]

...how exactly would the amount of RAM affect the computer in a way so that it shuts down automatically with no warning?

Carloz said that his pc was working fine before. i don't understand why he would remove RAM from his computer. Plus, i don't think warcraft takes up that much memory.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Is it just my imagination or are all these 'shutdown randomly' posts usually related to the poster playing World of Warcraft...

...how exactly would the amount of RAM affect the computer in a way so that it shuts down automatically with no warning?

Anything is possible.

[JXY]

hmmm....good point Carbon. I seem to recall several people posting that they've encounterd mysterious computer problems, mostly related to or after installing warcraft. could be a online virus.

[Carloz]

something that might have been the prob i guess could be when you play warcraft 3 you sometimes play custum games and u have to load maps? also i have 512 MB of RAM... not alot i know

[JXY]

that should be plenty.
You could check how much your video ram is.

also, try closing all windows, close all aplication running on system tray.

and run warcraft in a window.

then right click on task bar > task manager > and see what cpu usage you're at. as well as how much memory is being used.

although i highly doubt you don't have enough ram.