Every time it is idle for any period of time it will shut down. I run Windows XP and Norton Security. Both have been updated.
2007-05-21 06:45:22 · 5 answers · asked by Gary V 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Check your electricity in your home or place. That was the cause of my computer doing that. Also you could still have a virus. Do you have DSL? If so and you are still using other things like Norton that could also be a problem. The DSL folks have to protect you. You could have too MUCH protection believe it or not. That was also causing shut downs for me.
Hope this helps.
Netemara
2007-05-21 06:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by Netemara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you need to change your settings--a computer can be set up to hibernate or turn off after so many minutes of idle time. If that doesnt work try your system restore-to an earlier date when it did what you wanted it to.
2007-05-21 14:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, the heat may cause that.. and it also can mean that you're about to loose everything, so you'd better start making a backup of your files...
'cause when it happened with my, everytime it turned off, i started it over again... than one day my computer broke and i lost everything (a motherboard problem, wich might have been avoided).
so i recommend you consider making a backup of your files as soon as possible... it's a risk you might take!
but if you can, take you computer to some tecnic.
2007-05-21 13:59:25 · answer #3 · answered by nitinha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Control panel. click on power icon and look were it says 20 minutes to shut down change it to never then click apply.
2007-05-21 13:56:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Shutdowns are sometimes caused by excessive heat. Check your CPU fan and heatsink for dust and make sure you have adequate case ventilation.
2007-05-21 13:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋