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Win 7 turns it self off
I have upgraded from Vista 64 to Win 7 64 and now my computer often turns it
self off. I leave for a few hours and come back to a shut down computer. How do I trouble shoot the problem? \Thanks |
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Win 7 turns it self off
Al Schmidt wrote:
I have upgraded from Vista 64 to Win 7 64 and now my computer often turns it self off. I leave for a few hours and come back to a shut down computer. How do I trouble shoot the problem? \Thanks You're not having a problem, you just don't have your computer power options set up as you want them to be. Go to control panel/power options and set as you want. |
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Win 7 turns it self off
"Al Schmidt" wrote in message ... I have upgraded from Vista 64 to Win 7 64 and now my computer often turns it self off. I leave for a few hours and come back to a shut down computer. How do I trouble shoot the problem? \Thanks Check Control Panel Power Options Change when the computer sleeps and see what's listed for "Put the computer to sleep:". -- SC Tom |
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Win 7 turns it self off
"SC Tom" wrote in message ... Check Control Panel Power Options Change when the computer sleeps and see what's listed for "Put the computer to sleep:". -- SC Tom If that is set correctly then you do have a problem.... assuming this never happened with Vista is would initially indicate a drive problem or possibly a corrupt file somewhere |
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Win 7 turns it self off
"SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Al Schmidt" wrote in message ... I have upgraded from Vista 64 to Win 7 64 and now my computer often turns it self off. I leave for a few hours and come back to a shut down computer. How do I trouble shoot the problem? \Thanks Check Control Panel Power Options Change when the computer sleeps and see what's listed for "Put the computer to sleep:". -- SC Tom I can go for a few days without this happening. The screensaver/ power options I understand and have checked. |
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Win 7 turns it self off
"Ron O'Brien" wrote in message ... "SC Tom" wrote in message ... Check Control Panel Power Options Change when the computer sleeps and see what's listed for "Put the computer to sleep:". -- SC Tom If that is set correctly then you do have a problem.... assuming this never happened with Vista is would initially indicate a drive problem or possibly a corrupt file somewhere I guess I'll be of to figure out how to trouble shoot driver issues or corrupt files. Thanks for the direction to look. |
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Win 7 turns it self off
Al Schmidt wrote:
"SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Al Schmidt" wrote in message ... I have upgraded from Vista 64 to Win 7 64 and now my computer often turns it self off. I leave for a few hours and come back to a shut down computer. How do I trouble shoot the problem? \Thanks Check Control Panel Power Options Change when the computer sleeps and see what's listed for "Put the computer to sleep:". -- SC Tom I can go for a few days without this happening. The screensaver/ power options I understand and have checked. Your problem could be totally unrelated to the Operating System upgrade, especially since your problem can take days to show up, and randomly at that. A UPS with a dying or dead battery can cause random power downs. Same can be said about other stuff like a bad outlet or just unstable power such as when a hair dryer or vacuum cleaner is plugged into the same breaker elsewhere in the house. Then again it would not be the first time a computer problem has been blamed for a loose power plug where it attaches to the power supply or other actual power problems. Try plugging in an electronic clock that resets when it's unplugged, as in no battery backup, into the outlet along with the computer and see if that too shows a problem when the computer shuts down. |
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Win 7 turns it self off
Ron O'Brien wrote:
"SC Tom" wrote in message ... Check Control Panel Power Options Change when the computer sleeps and see what's listed for "Put the computer to sleep:". -- SC Tom If that is set correctly then you do have a problem.... assuming this never happened with Vista is would initially indicate a drive problem or possibly a corrupt file somewhere Could still be hardware . . . everything's gotta die sometime. Cooling fan blocked or not working? Easiest thing to check . . . look and see. (Does W7 have some safety setting that turns off the system if it gets to hot?) Bad power supply? One of the most common parts of any system to die. Could be heat-related there too. -- Enkidu AA#2165 |
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Win 7 turns it self off
"Al Schmidt" wrote in message ... "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Al Schmidt" wrote in message ... I have upgraded from Vista 64 to Win 7 64 and now my computer often turns it self off. I leave for a few hours and come back to a shut down computer. How do I trouble shoot the problem? \Thanks Check Control Panel Power Options Change when the computer sleeps and see what's listed for "Put the computer to sleep:". -- SC Tom I can go for a few days without this happening. The screensaver/ power options I understand and have checked. Have a look in the Event Viewer: Control Panel System and Security Administrative tools Event Viewer Under Custom Views Administrative events is a summary of errors from the individual logs files listed in the left pane. |
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Win 7 turns it self off
It seems to be a prefectly normal behaviour on the standard Windows 7 setup.
Guess it's more of a laptop setting (for saving battery power). But... you're computer has not been shut down like you thing it does. Just press the powerbutton once quickly and it will boot up to the login. Once there, you click on your login and you'll find you're computer in the same state as it turned off on it's own... with all the programs and windows active as you left it the last time. Works everytime!! On 17/12/2009 14:20, Al Schmidt wrote: "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Al Schmidt" wrote in message ... I have upgraded from Vista 64 to Win 7 64 and now my computer often turns it self off. I leave for a few hours and come back to a shut down computer. How do I trouble shoot the problem? \Thanks Check Control Panel Power Options Change when the computer sleeps and see what's listed for "Put the computer to sleep:". -- SC Tom I can go for a few days without this happening. The screensaver/ power options I understand and have checked. |
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I seem to have "cured" the problem with an updated video driver. The
computer was turned completely off. The complete bootup happened when the power switch was pushed, and now programs were where they were earlier. Thanks for the hint to check drivers from this group. "Lange" wrote in message news It seems to be a prefectly normal behaviour on the standard Windows 7 setup. Guess it's more of a laptop setting (for saving battery power). But... you're computer has not been shut down like you thing it does. Just press the powerbutton once quickly and it will boot up to the login. Once there, you click on your login and you'll find you're computer in the same state as it turned off on it's own... with all the programs and windows active as you left it the last time. Works everytime!! On 17/12/2009 14:20, Al Schmidt wrote: "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Al Schmidt" wrote in message ... I have upgraded from Vista 64 to Win 7 64 and now my computer often turns it self off. I leave for a few hours and come back to a shut down computer. How do I trouble shoot the problem? \Thanks Check Control Panel Power Options Change when the computer sleeps and see what's listed for "Put the computer to sleep:". -- SC Tom I can go for a few days without this happening. The screensaver/ power options I understand and have checked. |
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