My computer is turning itself off after about 5 minutes. Why?

To Vicky,

This May Because you need to clean the inside of your pc if you let dust get on the processor in can be supre heated and the anti-Cooking Processor system kicks in, or you may have the balster worm, if so you should go to microsoft and download the files From http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/virusenc/

My computer shuts down during virus scans,running XP home edition and AVAST virus. It does not complete a full virus scan, then turns off. Now have the task manager disable file. Seen the fix, but I need suggestion how to remove virus(es) before can proceed with Task manager issue.

my computer shuts downs after viewing you tube and while my son is on my space, any ideas why
sometimes it shuts down and while trying to restart shuts down again and again.

My friends pc turns off about every 5mins but it doesn't in safe mode. It has been taken to a shop for diagnosis. Hard disk,motherboard,power unit has been checked and it run perfectly well overnight at the shop. It worked o.k. for a few weeks but now it has started all over again. The techy in the shop can only advise that a full recovery looks as if this will be the only solution. Do you have any other suggestions???

hi i have a problem ok my eletric cut out and my computer turns of about a minute after i turn it on every time but if i push down on the fan for the procceser it keeps working im on it now can enybody tell me how to permanantly fix it

my monitor turns off when i turn on my pc

Hello,

I am running Windows XP on my brand new computer, the first time i turned it on i installed win xp with no problems. Then 5 minutes later the computer shut down on its own. I tried to turn it on and it does but does not boot, only thing is that i can hear the computer and fans running but no sound like it normally does when it boots up. plz help

I just built a computer and everything was put together right, and its turns on and then i put in the operating (XP) disc and then after a couple of minutes(time varies) it just shuts off??????
P.S. I even got 4% downloaded from the disc.

Hi My Computer Turns Of Every 5min after I Tried Removing Something Called Anti-Virus-1 Now I Cant Do Nothing Without It Turning Off Do You Know The Problem And How To Fix It? Thanks

Reply to: Posted by Dan at June 28, 2004 9:32 PM: For the person who asked the original question, it might be as simple as the power setting. Right click on the desktop, go to Properties, screen saver, then power settings. There should be many different options.

Reply: Thank you, Dan!!! I took your advice and yes, it was a simple solution. I right clicked on Desktop, then clicked on Properties - Screen saver. In Monitor Power at bottom, clicked on Power. Therein lay the problem! All four settings were set to turn my computer off after a designated time. I did not choose these settings. Bought this computer new in 2005 and the "turning itself off thing" had NEVER happened until recently. I'll probably never know what caused the setting changes. A similar thing was happening with my sound. The sound would cease .....then I discovered that the Volume Control was sometimes muting itself or the SW Synth Volume was sliding to the bottom .....or both! Again, have no idea why! I now keep a Volume Control icon in the Taskbar for convenience if it mutes again. The icon must have scared it because the volume hasn't turned itself off in a looooong time. :-) Again, Dan, many thanks for your suggestion! ~Joyce