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Hello, Short Summary: My desktop unexpectedly turns off (note, does not shut down, but simply turns off), usually while I am playing high intensity games, like Playerunknown Battlegrounds. To circumvent this problem, I bought and installed a new power supply (750W). The issue happens less frequently, but has still happened …

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Hey, I recently found out how to shutdown another's computer using yours at school with command prompt and when I tried it, it didn't work. Here's the code: shutdown -i and when I click on browse, it says that the server is unavailable. And here at my school, we login …

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Hi everybody, I have a sony vaio VGN-NW 130D and it turns off by itself, it does one of two things every time I move it even a slight little bit; - It completely turns off (no warning, no proper shut down) and the power to it goes, after about …

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Hi all, Kimangel is here, would like ask your help on my laptop problem. My acer laptop shutdown automatically, sometimes in just seconds, minutes, or hours. I already clean up the cpu fan, and the motherboard. The cpu fan stops after a second when turn on, that is on Bios …

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I saw lots of old threads on this problem but could not find a solution so I thought I would share my experience and solution. Hi, I just had a problem that my cpu and case fans would not switch off after shutdown. It turned out to be a dvi-d …

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Please Help! my computer turns off after few seconds of or a couple of minute of turn on. My computer has external graphic card, and 512 gb hardisk. Acutally it wasnot that often used for last couple of months (1-2), is it also the cause. After it has this problen, …

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So I have a HP Pavilion Dv8000 that I am fixing for a friend. I am cmoputer savy enough to take it all apart and put it back together, but I'm stumped. His computer sometimes shuts down a few minutes to few seconds after staring up. If it makes it …

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I have a problem on my monitor or I think the system unit itself. please help. while surfing in the internet my minotor shut down, don't know why but the monitor is not broken I tried to connect it to a laptop and it works and I already replace the …

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Hey all - I have searched the internet with no luck, so I finally resorted to here to ask for information. I am trying to find a way to find the time it takes to shut down, sleep, and wake from sleep for a Windows 7 install. I understand that …

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Hi every body! you are enjoying. I have a problem that if a person writes in his code: "system("shutdown -s")" in his program and if I run .exe file, my computer shutdowns. How would I dodge this trick?

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My pc shut down out of the blue. Am getting the proverbial "Windows did not start successfully" message upon attempting to start it. You know....black screen with white text, giving you several options on starting back up. Regardless of any option I choose, it shuts back down after chossing that …

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Hi, when I open microsoft picture it! photo standard 9, The top left hand corner I click file, open. A box comes up, I select the file, click open and the program shuts down! The same thing happens if i select get file from camera. Twice I have uninstalled and …

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The baby pulled out the power plug when I was working on the internet (Chrome) and when I turned the computer back on again several hours later the screen resolution was massive (but I've changed the screen resolution so that's fine) and when I scroll down it does this: a …

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So I've done some searching and I've found very little helpful information about this subject. My desktop is a HP and I'm using the Windows 7 OS. Doesn't matter what I'm doing rather it be on a web page making a post or just on a new text document, whenever …

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The problem I am having is with a new rig I was putting together. When I start the computer it keeps on going on and off without even actually starting. The fans startup and shutdown but I can't even get to bios. Its as if the computer gets just enough …

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Hi! I'm using Snow Leo with iMac, and it's continuously getting slower and slower to startup. It's 35 sec (without weird HDD) at fresh install or after clearing PRAM. After 3 days now it's 50-60 sec. Last time before I've found out the PRAM trick, it was 90-120 sec. Also …

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Hi need to shut down my computer using c# and i have tried this code : [CODE]Process.Start("shutdown","/s");[/CODE] but the problem is that this code forces all running application to close like if i am having an opened document in notepad this code will close the notepad without saving and i …

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Hello community, I am pretty new to c# and i have decided to use COSMOS to build a basic operating system, However, all my code compiles correctly but there is one problem, when i type shutdown, the system hangs, it does not shutdown and the white cursor continues flashing but …

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Symptoms: Laptop boots up and dies in about a minute User had previous trouble with keyboard and had removed and reinserted it before. First 20 seconds of boot attempt is met with that loud "stuck key" repeating sound. Removed keyboard. System began booting without sound, ran for a minute, shut …

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I'm having an issue with my Dell Dimension 5100 desktop. After running for several minutes, the monitor shuts itself down. (The monitor power light turns solid yellow.) Just prior to this happening, the computer will sound like it is running hard and loud. However, the computer does not shut down, …

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hey guys.. i have a Dual core althon 2.2ghz abit motherboard 2gig ddr2 800 1tb 250gigs 160 gigs graphics cards 1 DVD Writer and ps 400w 2 fans when i turn my pc it boots but when the log in screen of windows comes it shuts down by itself.. i …

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So I inherited a Sony VGN-S170 (PCG-6C2L) laptop. It randomly shuts-down, regardless of the activity. First, I thought it was the damaged DC power jack - replaced it, but still shuts down. The battery is completely dead - won't do anything on just battery power, so I've ordered a new …

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Hi masters.. how can i shutdown computer using api files in vb6? best regards.. Gbu

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I figured out how to use time in C since the last time I asked a question here. :cool: My new dilemma is that I was wondering if its possible to save user input in a C program so that when the program is closed and executed again it will …

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Well this laptop is having a problem. When you turn it on it won't boot (black screen) and then shuts down then boots up, then shuts down, then boots up and so forth. It has a Pentium 4. I took out a intel centrino chip from another laptop and the …

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Hi, I'm trying to do a little project with an embedded board and XP embedded OS to control a little machine. The board will have no monitor, so I need a little routine that when a key is pressed on the keyboard, it invokes a proper Windows shutdown. I want …

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Need help trouble shooting random computer shut down, acts like the power went off, can restart and will start normal, at first it would act as if it overheated I was thinking, There are nothing left in the Event viewer as to any error for the day it does this, …

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I am working on a Compaq Presario SR1318NX. When I turn it on the fan starts out good but as soon as the COMPAQ logo appears the fan speeds up and then it turns off. I have tried running it in safe mode but it says system32\hal.dll is either missing …

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How do I get a program to check to see if the computer is shuting down or logging off? I want to run code when the computer is shutting down.

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