My computer shuts down automatically. I think the problem is due to low disk
space. My disk space is in the range of 0-4 GB. If I free disk space by
either removing or backing up files will this resolve my issue? At this
point I've had my computer for about five years. I realize that most
computers have a limited life. I would hope if I freed up the disk space the
computer would go back to working properly.

I appreciate any advice.

If low disk space is the problem then yes, that should fix it. The biggest
offenders for disk space are unused programs, pictures, video, and music.

"Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:92D340EC-A73C-4809-A171-(E-Mail Removed)...
> My computer shuts down automatically. I think the problem is due to low
> disk
> space. My disk space is in the range of 0-4 GB. If I free disk space by
> either removing or backing up files will this resolve my issue? At this
> point I've had my computer for about five years. I realize that most
> computers have a limited life. I would hope if I freed up the disk space
> the
> computer would go back to working properly.
>
> I appreciate any advice.
>
>

Jason <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>My computer shuts down automatically. I think the problem is due to low disk
>space. My disk space is in the range of 0-4 GB. If I free disk space by
>either removing or backing up files will this resolve my issue?

Only one way to find out!

>At this
>point I've had my computer for about five years. I realize that most
>computers have a limited life. I would hope if I freed up the disk space the
>computer would go back to working properly.
>
>I appreciate any advice.
>
Hard drives are CHEAP these days and have tons of space compared to a
five-year-old drive. All you would have to do is clone your existing
drive to the new one.

You could even keep the old drive in the system and use it for storing
data or backups.

Jason

If the system shuts down does it restart automatically?

Change this setting. Disable automatic restart on system failure. This
should help by allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right
click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties,
Advanced, Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box before
Automatically Restart.

Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure even when you have
resolved the problem. Watch for variants of the Stop Error message.

I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report. Open Disk
Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it
is more informative.

These questions are asked to get background information not because I
think you might need to run Disk Defragmenter!

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Jason wrote:
> My computer shuts down automatically. I think the problem is due to
> low disk space. My disk space is in the range of 0-4 GB. If I free
> disk space by either removing or backing up files will this resolve
> my issue? At this point I've had my computer for about five years.
> I realize that most computers have a limited life. I would hope if I
> freed up the disk space the computer would go back to working
> properly.
>
> I appreciate any advice.

"Gerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Jason
>
>If the system shuts down does it restart automatically?
>
>Change this setting. Disable automatic restart on system failure. This
>should help by allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right
>click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties,
>Advanced, Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box before
>Automatically Restart.
>
>Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure even when you have
>resolved the problem. Watch for variants of the Stop Error message.
>
>I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report. Open Disk
>Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
>click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
>Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it
>is more informative.
>
>These questions are asked to get background information not because I
>think you might need to run Disk Defragmenter!

1) I've never seen a fragmented disk cause unexpected shutdowns.
Never.

2) The OP clearly indicated that there was only 0-4GB of disk space
left. Not much room for running a defragger.

PD43

Without further information from Jason I cannot see what throw away
comments contribute towards resolving his problem or problems. In this
kind of situation he could have any number of problems.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PD43 wrote:
> "Gerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Jason
>>
>> If the system shuts down does it restart automatically?
>>
>> Change this setting. Disable automatic restart on system failure.
>> This should help by allowing time to write down the STOP code
>> properly. Right click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and
>> select Properties, Advanced, Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure
>> and uncheck box before Automatically Restart.
>>
>> Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure even when you
>> have resolved the problem. Watch for variants of the Stop Error
>> message.
>>
>> I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report. Open
>> Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
>> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
>> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as
>> it is more informative.
>>
>> These questions are asked to get background information not because I
>> think you might need to run Disk Defragmenter!
>
> 1) I've never seen a fragmented disk cause unexpected shutdowns.
> Never.
>
> 2) The OP clearly indicated that there was only 0-4GB of disk space
> left. Not much room for running a defragger.

"Gerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>PD43
>
>Without further information from Jason I cannot see what throw away
>comments contribute towards resolving his problem or problems. In this
>kind of situation he could have any number of problems.

ONE of them won't be disk fragmentation. You copied and pasted the
wrong paragraphs into that reply.

No PD43!

We have been through that one previously. The request for a Disk
Defragmenter Report is an information gathering exercise.

After we had our last exchange I added a small paragraph to make this
point clear to all. "These questions are asked to get background
information not because I think you might need to run Disk
Defragmenter!"

Do I need a sledge hammer to drive the point home so that it fixes into
your memory and comprehension?

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


PD43 wrote:
> "Gerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> PD43
>>
>> Without further information from Jason I cannot see what throw away
>> comments contribute towards resolving his problem or problems. In
>> this kind of situation he could have any number of problems.
>
> ONE of them won't be disk fragmentation. You copied and pasted the
> wrong paragraphs into that reply.

"Gerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>No PD43!
>
>We have been through that one previously. The request for a Disk
>Defragmenter Report is an information gathering exercise.

If it's an exercise that has the OP doing things he/she does NOT need
to do to fix the problem - as this case clearly demonstrates - then
it's not only a waste of the OP's time, it also serves to make it
appear as if such information is important to the fix.

>After we had our last exchange I added a small paragraph to make this
>point clear to all. "These questions are asked to get background
>information not because I think you might need to run Disk
>Defragmenter!"

Perhaps you should stop using what we on this continent call a
"scattergun" approach, and focus a tad more specifically.

Frame your cookie-cutter reply material so that you can easily refrain
from adding non-essential material to your request for info if such
info doesn't apply to the fix.

>Do I need a sledge hammer to drive the point home so that it fixes into
>your memory and comprehension?

MY point is clearly stated in the first paragraph in this reply. Do I
need a sledge hammer to drive the point home so that it fixes into
your memory and comprehension?

Does the PC shutdown, or just swicth off suddenly?
I've just had a PC that would switch off suddenly due to CPU overheating.

Switch on and go into SETUP or BIOS. Check all the options to see if CPU
temperature is shown. In my case it was in the PC Health section.

I watched this setting, if it gets over 60 degrees you may have a problem.
Mine switched off at 90 degrees.
I removed the CPU fan and cleaned all the junk off the heat sink and that
fixed the problem.
--
Doug


"Jason" wrote:

> My computer shuts down automatically. I think the problem is due to low disk
> space. My disk space is in the range of 0-4 GB. If I free disk space by
> either removing or backing up files will this resolve my issue? At this
> point I've had my computer for about five years. I realize that most
> computers have a limited life. I would hope if I freed up the disk space the
> computer would go back to working properly.
>
> I appreciate any advice.
>
>