why does my laptop mysteriously turn off when i play Empire Earth... (read on)?

Question

Here are my specs. My computer is a NEC M320 Versa and the game runs smooth as. I have zone alarm activated, updated virus protection, no viruses in my laptop or spyware, and it has all the windows updates. In short my laptop is secured.

but when i play battle realms, or empire earth... it just shuts down after 10 minutes after opening the application... what can be wrong with my laptop... before i had so many software installed i could still play games but it's acting wierd.

specs:
2,39ghz
1 gb of ram,
pentium 4,
Radeon IGP 340m graphics card
40gb HDD storage

Answer 1

Sometimes that happens when Windows encounters a certain bug. Windows is configured to automatically shutdown if certain errors occur in games. To turn off this feature open up your explorer and click on Control Panel, then click on System, when the System properties menu pops up click on the tab at the top labeled Advanced. Once there, click on the Settings button under the sub-category Startup and Recovery. There should be a category in there that says System Failure. A check box that says "Automatically restart" should be unchecked to prevent your computer from cutting off.

If this doesn't help, you may need to check the temperature of your laptop. If while you're playing the game you realize that the laptop is getting hot, make sure the fans aren't blocked and if they aren't, a secondary cooling source, such as an ordinary oscillating fan, may be necessary. Laptops are designed to shut down when they reach a certain temperature to try to prevent data corruption which happens at extreme temperatures of about 115 - 125 degrees F. Sometimes even 105 - 110 degrees F.

Answer 2

Maybe its not your computer..well, what i mean is maybe the game will not work too good with your game. if it is 3D that makes that even more likley. Try talking to the place you got the computer for extra help!