I would think it to be a RAM problem simply because it's especially when the computer is being heavily taxed for resources (mostly playing a game) that it shuts down.

I'll give that a try soon. Any suggestions or anything for how I should go about cleaning it? I've never gone on the inside of a computer.

It has also occurred to me that this may be a memory...

As far as checking it goes, there is only one vent in there. I don't see any dust or anything huge or obstructive in there, and hot air is blowing out of it. I dont know if the fan is working, I...

I've been wondering if it were heat related myself. It has not done this after being off for a while, no. It does seem that during periods of stress (i.e. running ANY program or trying to load a...

My computer will not stay on long enough for either Spysweeper or Ewido to run to completion. It shuts itself down within 2 minutes of each program running. I have tried each 4 times (and it takes a...

Here it is:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 3:57:47 PM, on 4/16/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running...

Hey Everyone,

I am fairly unversed in computers, so I'm going to need my hand held to get through this.

I am a college student who owns a IBM Thinkpad R52, which to this point has been nothing...