My Toshiba, Windows Vista is randomly shutting down.

[fsngnshiekfan]

Oh and I have not overclocked my computer.

[stevejohnson1958]

As I stated before in my previous post at the beginning of this thread...you can use a can of compressed air to clean the inside of your computer.

It is recommended you turn it off and disconnect all cables.  Open the case...if possible...and use the compressed air to blow out any debris from inside the computer.  DO NOT USE A VACUUM CLEANER.

Be careful around fans...if you use compressed air around fans...you may ruin the bearings if you cause them to spin faster than they were meant to.

When cleaning...pay close attention to dust that has a tendency to cling to heatsinks.  Sometimes, compressed air will not remove the accumulation around heat sinks, because the heat has caused it to stick.  Myself...I use a toothpick to gingerly loosen this dust and then compressed air to remove the loosened dust.  Others may use a paintbrush...just depends on the person...or who gives you the advice.

Just be careful while working inside the computer.  Protect it from ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) by wearing a wrist strap meant for this purpose...or keep yourself grounded at all times, by touching the exposed metal of the computer case.

As far as the weather goes...I was only making note that high humidity and dampness are not good for computers.

[brett74]

take the side of the case off and blow the inside out like saviour said:) You can get a can of compressed air for about 3 or 4 dollars at radio shack.

[fsngnshiekfan]

Can you hire someone to do it for you? I don't want to mess up my computer with my own clumsiness.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

How about going outside and using a strong fan to blow at it.

[fsngnshiekfan]

A fan is blowing on it right now, we actually don't have any strong fans, the ones clearing out the flooding aren't ours.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

I meant instead of using a compressed air canister. 

[fsngnshiekfan]

Oh, ok so what should I do about the problem, is it overheating due to dirtyness? Or what?

[stevejohnson1958]

Since we cannot physically see the inside of your computer...we can't answer that question.

Based on the information you've provided us...yes, that could be one of the problems.  The trick, here, is to rule out one probable cause...and move on to the next.

If you're not comfortable working on the inside of a computer...then you can have someone perform this for you.  Once it's done...and you're still experiencing the same issue, we can move on to the next probable cause.

It appears you're not comfortable doing this due to...and I quote you...your "clumsiness"...then I highly recommend you have someone who knows a little more about computers do it for you...or take it to a PC repair shop...and have them diagnose it for you....giving you an estimate as to what it would cost to repair...


Best of luck...

[fsngnshiekfan]

Thank you all for the information.  Hopefully I can get this thing fixed.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Just remember where we are if you have more questions.