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Terry - 10 Nov 2003 22:15 GMT

I need help. My computer shuts down & restarts by itself
all the time. Sometimes it will stay up for hours,
sometimes it gets in a loop & continuously starts & shut's
down. I have restored & recovered to the originally
factory settings. I have formatted drives. My guess is it
is a hardware problem. Any ideas?

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Richard G. Harper - 11 Nov 2003 00:39 GMT

Your guess is a good one. It could be any faulty or failing component.
Commonly this is caused by bad memory modules (RAM), a bad or dirty cooling
fan in the system, or a bad power supply. You may wish to enlist qualified
assistance figuring it out since the do-it-yourself approach can get
expensive.

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> I need help. My computer shuts down & restarts by itself
> all the time. Sometimes it will stay up for hours,
> sometimes it gets in a loop & continuously starts & shut's
> down. I have restored & recovered to the originally
> factory settings. I have formatted drives. My guess is it
> is a hardware problem. Any ideas?

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hill126@comcast.net - 29 Nov 2003 14:24 GMT

>-----Original Message-----
>I need help. My computer shuts down & restarts by itself
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>.
>your guess is right, it is windows ME. I have the same

problem with my computer. My suggestion is a different
version of windows.

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Mike M - 29 Nov 2003 16:06 GMT

And I feel that your "guess" is wide of the mark. Random shutdowns have
little if anything to do with the operating system but rather much more to do
with the hardware on which the system is running. Changing the operating
system when the hardware is at fault will not solve any problems.

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>> -----Original Message-----
>> I need help. My computer shuts down & restarts by itself
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> problem with my computer. My suggestion is a different
> version of windows.

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