Better late than never... This turning right off problem sounds like a hardware issue. Check the fans in the system that they are operating and not full of hair and dust. Check any fan on the Video Card as well! It's also possible that the power supply is going. Power supplies ususally last about 30 to 36 months. These issues can also prevent the computer from starting up correctly.
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "mml_0813" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mrs Gymbo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Ooops I forgot to say it's running Windows XP...SP2 I think. > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mrs Gymbo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > My desktop computer won't start up....not even in safe mode. I > get > > a > > > message saying it can't start and then it gives me a few > > different > > > safe mode options, normal, or to start with the last settings > that > > > were known to work (or something to that effect). No matter what > I > > > choose NOTHING works!!! It just keeps shutting down and > > restarting. > > > It even restarted all by iteself when I had it completely turned > > > off! So my fear is that there's a bad virus :( I have AVG anti- > > virus > > > installed (with automatic updates) which runs constantly and it > > > didn't tell me about any viruses...but I can't imagine what else > > it > > > could possibly be. Does this problem sound like a particular > > virus?? > > > If I have to take it to a repair place do you think it can be > > fixed > > > without me losing my data?? > > > > > > I'm so desperate right now. I did a little searching and am > > > wondering if a boot-up disk will fix it - at least temporarily so > > I > > > can do some virus scans and save my data? (Not to sound totally > > > clueless but a boot disk isn't like a reformat is it?) > > > > > > Any help or suggestions would be *enormously* appreciated!!!! > > Before you take it to a repair shop, (My friends told me horror > stories), try fiddling with it. First of all, your pc can't be turned > off and then turn on by itself. Maybe it's going into a Stand By mode > and seems as if it's turned off. Try booting from the boot-up disk > and see if you can load the operating system that way. Then, try > doing some sort of virus check. Do you have Spybot and Adaware? Run > them and delete everything they show. Do a CNTL-ALT-DEL to bring up > the Task Manager. Click on Processes and see what is running > and "end" any that appear suspicious. Also, you should get a copy of > MSCONFIG for XP. It's an awesome tool that can show you what > processes are starting up at boot time. You can stop whichever ones > you want just by unchecking them in the list. Do a Google search and > you can download it free from a bunch of sites. I know it seems a > daunting task to fix your pc, but in the end you learn alot by making > big mistakes and fixing them. Hope this helps... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
