URGENT! HELP! my computer keeps on shutting down by itself!?

Question

my laptop seems to always shut down by itself. when im on the internet, and usually on msn messanger, a window that says ' the system has recovered from an error' will come on. and after awhile, a blue screen will flash for 2secs and it will shut down. it started 2 days ago when i accidently clicked onto an advertisement on the side of msn messanger. please tell me what i can do to repair this problem! thank you.

Answer 1

Try this as the system boots up try to go to safe mode.

then defrag and run virus scan, you might also try system

restore.

Answer 2

Go to event viewer and see what error you are getting...
start>>control panel>>administrative tools>>event viewer>>check application and system errors to see what error you are getting..double click to open..There will be a link given...follow the link and it will give more info on the cause and possible solutions.....

Chances are you have downloaded something. Malware, virus, etc...Download Update and run spybot search and destroy and adaware...Also do an online virus and trojan scan...Links below...

*Note: System restore will not fix your problem if it is a virus. A reinstall would but this is a last resort solution only. There are many ways to clean your computer. If the scans don't help I would recommend going to a good forum site for help.

Answer 3

It definately sounds like you might have a virus. Normally if you run a complete virus scan it will clear it up by itself. If you cant do that then you might want to restore your system. There should have been a cd that came with your computer that says something like Windows Restore or something like that. THe system restore CD will wipe out what you have on your computer and set it back to the settings of when you furst baught your lap top. Make sure you back up all your files before you do this cause once you restore your computer all files will be lost. I hope this works :-).

Answer 4

My computer too.
When I want to download anything about yahoo, It start to flash then it shutting down by itself.

I think maybe a virus or too many data in your laptop.

Answer 5

when on ur laptop immediately disable ur MSN and internet connection. then run a viruscan,and spyware scan.if it shuts down halfway thru scannin then u have to enter bios mode to find what prob is there wid ur sofware/hardware laptop.if continues then contact ur customer support for ur laptop brand.

Answer 6

1. Backup files
2. Format hard drive
3. Reinstall operating system
4. Install system drivers (if needed)

This should fix your problem and any other annoyances.

Answer 7

try to run adaware se or re booting your computer ,,when you re boot turn the computer right off and pull the power supply cord from the dsl box.i would download the adaware se from lavasoft.com

Answer 8

try system restore and choose the date before you clicked on the ad. click start->all programs->accessories->system tools->system restore

Answer 9

You may have a virus.
Try one of these free scans to find and remove it.
Spybots search and Destroy http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html?tag=pao
adaware se> http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php
a-squared Free> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
X -Cleaner Micro Edition scan http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spywareguard too.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/