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Thread ID: 59305	2005-06-27 23:31:00	Sudden shutdown	Flat_out (8427)	Press F1

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367552	2005-06-27 23:31:00	Hi, I'm running WinXP (with Service pack 2) and over the last month or two, my PC has suddenly shutdown, even though the monitor and CPU case lights are on. Nothing I type in on the keyboard has an affect, and even trying to turn it on won't work. The only thing which does work is turning it off at the wall, and turning the power back on a few minutes later. This happened four times last night. Is there a way to find out what is happening? (utility tools etc?) - is it an ominous sign of some sort of fatal problem? - help.	Flat_out (8427)
367553	2005-06-28 00:16:00	Any error messages? What were you doing at the time? What are the specifications of your PC? What O/S is it running? HAve you checked to see if its overheating? What PSU is in it?	pctek (84)
367554	2005-06-28 01:53:00	Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Properties > Advanced then the settings button under 'Startup and Recovery' Untick 'Automatically restart' and then you'll hopefully get a BSOD when it dies next time and you can write down any error messages This will help track the problem down If you don't have 'My Computer' on the desktop go to Control Panel and double click the System applet and go from there	bartsdadhomer (80)
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