Windows XP pc shuts down without warning - TechRepublic
Question
February 4, 2008 at 03:31 PM
daveslash

Windows XP pc shuts down without warning

by daveslash . Updated 18 years, 4 months ago

Greetings, Experts!

Last week, after about 30 minutes of use, my Windows XP Home (sp2) pc shut down without warning.

When I say “shut down”, I more accurately mean “powered itself off immediately”. At first, I though it was some strange power problem, but the pc successfully boot back up immediately after I pressed the power button.

The crash damaged my Norton AntiVirus, so I un-installed and re-installed it.

Then, the crashes became more frequent. Now, it crashes during boot-up after 30 or so seconds.

I thought it might be overheating, so I checked the two fans in the case and the CPU fan, and they all seem to be working correctly.

I suppose it could be some loose connection in the power supply.

What do you think?

Thanks in advance!!
Dave

This discussion is locked

All Comments