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Does anyone know why my computer could have just switched itself off? Is there something wrong with it? I'm using a 2002 Dell with Windows XP.

Mine did that too a week ago

you could be a bit more specific, like which proggies you were running and such

There's a trillion reasons for that, u'll have to be a bit more specific.....and please guys...post problems under news&questions..

There is no news and questions thread.

I was on the offtopic forum, using Netscape 7.0

there is a news and questions SECTION, which rusky refers too

Yes, but I always thought that news and questions were specifically related to KMC problems.
I had a problem (question) with my PS 2, so I searched the Computer / Video Games Discussion section and I found an earlier made thread about it. I don' t think that I should have posted it then in the news and questions

Hmm....interesting...that's because not everybody checks the n&q section out.. perhaps we could get loyalty points for answering questions in the n&q section..

Anyway, was there a specific message that popped up before the shutdown ? Like some square allert box mentioning something about the RPC(Remote Procedure Call) ? Or did it just suddenly shut down ? (in which case u should check out 2 things, 1- Have u added any new hard piece to u'r pc ? perhaps the power-source of the pc is too weak (try upgrading it if that is the case) 2- is u'r pc's processor overcloked ? or perhaps the cooler is damaged ? Either one of theese could cause the pc to shut itself down upon reaching a certain temperature..)

I have not added any new hard piece. There was no message alert box. Is the power source the battery or cable? It has run on longer than it had done and not crashed. Is the processor simply the memory banks?

The power source is the small box sized place in the back of u'r pc where the big power cable jacks in.
The processor is the small square chip fitted on u'r motherboard(that's the biggest one in there, the one which all the others connect to).

It's unlikely that it's either then... perhaps just a random windows bug or an energy spike...as long as it doesn't happen on a regular basis u should be ok...

moving...

I have a computer problem too..... hope someone can help.....

do you know why everytime I get online my winamp stops????!!!

windows shut itself down from time to time for no apparent reason
just because it is windows.

or it might be a small glitch in your PSU

no idea, could be that he doesnt have enough RAM memory to continue your winamp and your Internet Explorer but I doubt that

you tried using another piece of software like Real Player or,god forbid, Windows Media Player to play your MP3s?

what's your RAM?

Was it when you left it alone for a while? cus computers usualy come set to "switch to stand by in 15 mins" or what ever (even if ur screen saver is active)
it could have got too hot and shut down to save it from getting damaged (u should clean all the dust out of all the components inside, it can make ur computer up to 3 times hotter than it should be, i suggest compressed air to do this)
low memory, if it had been on for most of the day, it could have run out of vertial memory, there for it shuts down so you have to start it up agen so it has freed up some of the memory.

lol mine has been on now for one week or so


my record is about 1.5 months

Bloody hell, why?

hmmmmm

I don't know....how can I???

goto your control panel and hit "System"

I like Windows Media Player

Yeah, WMP is fine these days.

you sick and twisted little girl

Mine still crashs often tho

Me?

no, the chick with the d.... behind you

That's a good one..

WMP is kinda good lately...Microsh*t didn't blew it totally with this one..

*sticks tongue out at Fire*
WMP

done....

195,060 KB de RAM

thought they came in 128, 256 or 512?

that's all I can see about "RAM" in System Properties

If your computer switches off without the blue-screen-of-death then you have a power supply problem.

Make sure the AC leads are securily fitted.

My problem is winamp stops as soon as I get online ...

It might have some sort of auto-update option enabled, dunno...

other more indepth question about the power
how much Whatt does your PSU allow: it prolly is a 300 (normally says so on the exterior just below your power cable entrance)
and then the second question is
how many things draw power from it, like harddrives, cd-rom players and so forth.

cause if you have too many things drawing power it could just be that the PSU can't supply it all

or if you have a skin on your winamp, switch it back to the old one and see if it still fails

still fails cry

I have no flipping idea actualy

cry

no prob.... thanx for your time yerssot

yeah well, would have been better if I actually helped you out

tried reinstalling it?

I don't know how to, Fire

computers cost so much .. and they are soo vulnerable !

go to your control panel, pick "add or remove software" and chose "winamp", that will remove it.
Than go to nullsoft (the creators) and install the latest version

okie.... I'll try... would you still help me if I screw it???!!!
I might ruin my comp.... you know?

erm, you can't screw anything if you do that

Be brave...anything u do can be reversed so don't be afraid to try

except getting Windows to run

that just gave me the courage to do it yerssot

that's the spirit

any more encouraging words??..... I need them

go girl!

let's roll

Can I suggest you disable winamp internet connection? Right click on winamp> Options> Preferences>Setup> Internet Settings> No internet connection available.

let me try!!!!

it was like that..... but I saw two more options:

Check for new versions of Winamp at startup

&

Allow Winamp to report basic, anonymous program usage information

and I deselected both.. I'll see what happens...

idd

yeah, definitly have to deselect those

Your computer could shut down when the cpu gets too hot... and the fan on the cpu is not working....... usually, motherboard has this feature that turns off the computer before it frys the cpu so that could be one of your problems of computer just shutting off

didn't work crybaby

Whats your problem exactly?

Winamp stops as soon as I get online........ yerss told me to reinstall it..... but I had problems with Winamp before (when Windows 2000 was installed) so my brother did something to it so it could work and I'm afraid if I reinstall it, it wouldn't work again helpsmilie

use something other than winamp

Re-install it.

Dave: happens the same with the others