Windows XP (entire laptop) CRASHES...shuts down completely

[Guest]

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Hi there,

Recently what has been happeing is that Windows XP along with the enitre
laptop just crash ...completely shutdown(screen suddenly goes blank) and I
have to start it again. No error messages appear before or after this
happens. I have defragmented my computer and use spyware/adware removal
programs. All this is but to no avail.

Please Help

 

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"�èádlyVèñóm" wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Recently what has been happeing is that Windows XP along with the enitre
> laptop just crash ...completely shutdown(screen suddenly goes blank) and I
> have to start it again. No error messages appear before or after this
> happens. I have defragmented my computer and use spyware/adware removal
> programs. All this is but to no avail.
>
> Please Help

 

[Guest]

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Sounds allot like the computer is overheating. Your description fits that
scenario exactly.

Bobby

"tomeee" <tomeee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08603C96-E693-4269-9EE3-B05A95AA1E5C@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "ÐèádlyVèñóm" wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Recently what has been happeing is that Windows XP along with the enitre
>> laptop just crash ...completely shutdown(screen suddenly goes blank) and
>> I
>> have to start it again. No error messages appear before or after this
>> happens. I have defragmented my computer and use spyware/adware removal
>> programs. All this is but to no avail.
>>
>> Please Help

 

[Guest]

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try going to sytem restore click on a date when your pc was ok.
tomeee
"�èádlyVèñóm" wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Recently what has been happeing is that Windows XP along with the enitre
> laptop just crash ...completely shutdown(screen suddenly goes blank) and I
> have to start it again. No error messages appear before or after this
> happens. I have defragmented my computer and use spyware/adware removal
> programs. All this is but to no avail.
>
> Please Help

 

[Guest]

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try system restore click on a bold date before pc crshed follow directions.
tomeee
"�èádlyVèñóm" wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Recently what has been happeing is that Windows XP along with the enitre
> laptop just crash ...completely shutdown(screen suddenly goes blank) and I
> have to start it again. No error messages appear before or after this
> happens. I have defragmented my computer and use spyware/adware removal
> programs. All this is but to no avail.
>
> Please Help

 

[Guest]

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Are you sure that will work, because I have never used that function before.
A little more detail : the crashing gets more frequent when I use memory
intensive programs, the crash is more quicker when I restart after a crash
and start using the pc heavily. Are you sure there isnt something more
complicated here.

"tomeee" wrote:

> try going to sytem restore click on a date when your pc was ok.
> tomeee
> "�èádlyVèñóm" wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Recently what has been happeing is that Windows XP along with the enitre
> > laptop just crash ...completely shutdown(screen suddenly goes blank) and I
> > have to start it again. No error messages appear before or after this
> > happens. I have defragmented my computer and use spyware/adware removal
> > programs. All this is but to no avail.
> >
> > Please Help

 

[Guest]

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Are you sure that overheating could be a cause. I have been using this
computer slightly more than an year now. I have used it in the MiddleEast and
it has never done this. I am currently in the U.K. Anyways, what could be a
quick fix solution and should I still go for a system restore as tomeee
suggested?

Thanks

"NoNoBadDog!" wrote:

> Sounds allot like the computer is overheating. Your description fits that
> scenario exactly.
>
> Bobby
>
> "tomeee" <tomeee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:08603C96-E693-4269-9EE3-B05A95AA1E5C@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "�èádlyVèñóm" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi there,
> >>
> >> Recently what has been happeing is that Windows XP along with the enitre
> >> laptop just crash ...completely shutdown(screen suddenly goes blank) and
> >> I
> >> have to start it again. No error messages appear before or after this
> >> happens. I have defragmented my computer and use spyware/adware removal
> >> programs. All this is but to no avail.
> >>
> >> Please Help
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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A fan could have failed, or a component is now overheating when it was not
doing so before. A restore might help, and is worth a try. But the
symptoms you gave are classic symptoms of overheating.

Bobby

"ÐèádlyVèñóm" <dlyVm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:51A1F030-9A2A-46E4-BFD2-70C251943CC4@microsoft.com...
> Are you sure that overheating could be a cause. I have been using this
> computer slightly more than an year now. I have used it in the MiddleEast
> and
> it has never done this. I am currently in the U.K. Anyways, what could be
> a
> quick fix solution and should I still go for a system restore as tomeee
> suggested?
>
> Thanks
>
> "NoNoBadDog!" wrote:
>
>> Sounds allot like the computer is overheating. Your description fits
>> that
>> scenario exactly.
>>
>> Bobby
>>
>> "tomeee" <tomeee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:08603C96-E693-4269-9EE3-B05A95AA1E5C@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > "ÐèádlyVèñóm" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi there,
>> >>
>> >> Recently what has been happeing is that Windows XP along with the
>> >> enitre
>> >> laptop just crash ...completely shutdown(screen suddenly goes blank)
>> >> and
>> >> I
>> >> have to start it again. No error messages appear before or after this
>> >> happens. I have defragmented my computer and use spyware/adware
>> >> removal
>> >> programs. All this is but to no avail.
>> >>
>> >> Please Help
>>
>>
>>

 

[Guest]

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Another thing that I have noticed is that, inspecting the task manager shows
me that a certain "cidaemon.exe" is utilising 100% of the CPU. I believe it
is some indexing file, which when closed turns back on again. Any ideas.