Laptop keeps switching itself off???

edna_clouds

Hello
My daughters laptop keeps switching itself off.It will run for about 10-15 minutes and then off it goes.I had installed adaware se and spyware blaster before she went to uni and she has come back for the christmas break with both programmes uninstalled.
I have tried to run xoftspy through it will not stay on long enough to complete the scan.She has since told me that it does it all the time.
Is there anything I can do or is it ready for the laptop graveyard.It is a compaq presario 2500.
Thanks

intel

Ever get this

Browntoa

in English of course...lol

edna_clouds

intel wrote:

Ever get this

No...not seen that.The laptop just switches off with no warning.:wall:

intel

Browntoa wrote:

in English of course...lol

Cough Cough eh hum....

Browntoa

tried running xoftspy in safe mode ??

look at my post in this thread , post 10

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1324103#post1324103

about installing and using Ewido

hendersonb

Try removing the battery from the laptop and just using it with the mains charger plugged in.
Also if you are using windows xp/2000 are there any errors in the event log (event viewer)

edna_clouds

Browntoa wrote:

tried running xoftspy in safe mode ??

look at my post in this thread , post 10

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1324103#post1324103

about installing and using Ewido

Should I install Ewido or just run xoftspy in safe mode.

Browntoa

do both, ewido picks upa lot more

[Deleted User]

My pc did the same thing constantly. I ended up reformatting the hard drive after trying lots of things. I then did a complete reinstall. I think I had a conflict in the pc and nothing else would put it right. I even got to the point of thinking about ditching the pc. I eventually realised that it didn`t switch off in safe mode and came to the conclusion that I had a conflict somewhere. Maybe try uninstalling several things and reloading one at a time before you, perhaps, decide to reformat

It can be done but be sure to save everything you will ever need onto an external hard drive and then load one thing at a time and note all your e mail addresses because everything gets wiped. It was worth it because my pc is now stable and like new and has been stable for 4 months

carl310166

My laptop had a similar problem last year,although there was no set time for it to switch off.

I took it to a shop,who found out it was overheating because of the stuff used to stick the fan on???? anyway,they fixed it,and there have been no problems until very recently,where is has started to happen again.

Another trip to get it fixed if it starts to happen more often.

So,it could be overheating.