pc crashes

Win XP Home
It was working fine till this morning. When I turn my PC on, it would
display WinXP start up screen, then turns off itself. I haven't installed any
HW or SW lately. What could cause this problem, HW or SW?

If it turns off abruptly, with the monitor just going black, I would suspect
hardware, perhaps overheating. Open up your computer and then turn it on.
The fan sitting on your mainboard should spin from the moment you power on.
Dust accumulation over time can build up to the point that the fan cannot
get spinning. Get some "canned air" at a computer store and blow out the
dust, carefully.
Let us know if the problem persists.

"Tom" wrote in message
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Win XP Home
It was working fine till this morning. When I turn my PC on, it would
display WinXP start up screen, then turns off itself. I haven't installed
any
HW or SW lately. What could cause this problem, HW or SW?

Thanks Waters,
I'll do that, but I have 1 more question. My mistake, it actually not turns
off, instead it restarts itself, then I'd get the screen where I can select
between safe mode and other options.

"T. Waters" wrote:

If it turns off abruptly, with the monitor just going black, I would suspect
hardware, perhaps overheating. Open up your computer and then turn it on.
The fan sitting on your mainboard should spin from the moment you power on.
Dust accumulation over time can build up to the point that the fan cannot
get spinning. Get some "canned air" at a computer store and blow out the
dust, carefully.
Let us know if the problem persists.

"Tom" wrote in message
...
Win XP Home
It was working fine till this morning. When I turn my PC on, it would
display WinXP start up screen, then turns off itself. I haven't installed
any
HW or SW lately. What could cause this problem, HW or SW?

Then select safe-mode with networking,enter as administrator,then open
control panel,Admin.,open event viewer,see whats taking place.

"Tom" wrote:

Win XP Home
It was working fine till this morning. When I turn my PC on, it would
display WinXP start up screen, then turns off itself. I haven't installed any
HW or SW lately. What could cause this problem, HW or SW?

My best advice is to back up everything you want to keep immediately!
My old computer did that for about a week. I thought it was a
software conflict that I didn't problem solved correctly and was
getting ready to take it to my local technician. The hard drive died
before I got it there, so now I'm "up a creek without a paddle".

sf
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On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 11:09:04 -0700, Tom
wrote:

Thanks Waters,
I'll do that, but I have 1 more question. My mistake, it actually not turns
off, instead it restarts itself, then I'd get the screen where I can select
between safe mode and other options.




Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

Ditto.

"sf" wrote in message
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My best advice is to back up everything you want to keep immediately!
My old computer did that for about a week. I thought it was a
software conflict that I didn't problem solved correctly and was
getting ready to take it to my local technician. The hard drive died
before I got it there, so now I'm "up a creek without a paddle".

sf
``````````

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 11:09:04 -0700, Tom
wrote:

Thanks Waters,
I'll do that, but I have 1 more question. My mistake, it actually not
turns
off, instead it restarts itself, then I'd get the screen where I can
select
between safe mode and other options.




Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.