spontanious shut down

[jake]

when im playing a game on my computer my computer just
spontaniously shuts down. It doesnt give a warning or go
through a shut down process it just powers off as if the
battery is pulled out. how do i fix this?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Jake,

Does it power-off or reboot?

The former indicates an overheating problem, the latter is more likely a
software issue. How you proceed depends on which it is.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[dev]

jake said:

when im playing a game on my computer my computer just
spontaniously shuts down. It doesnt give a warning or go
through a shut down process it just powers off as if the
battery is pulled out. how do i fix this?

Jim's comprehensive shutdown and startup hints may hold a clue. Take a
look...
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm