windows ME

[Bill]

My neighbor has ME and the computer keeps shutting off.
Could it be a worm? Is their a fix.

Thanks,
Bill

[Rick T]

Bill wrote:

> My neighbor has ME and the computer keeps shutting off.
> Could it be a worm? Is their a fix.

Could be a number of things, if it's just shutting down randomly or
after a certain amount of time, it may be a hardware-related problem;
ie: power drop or heat.

Could you be more specific?


Rick
(one-handed typing's a biatch)

free for personal use antivirus tool:
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php

spybot/adware detection & removal tools:
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Riok,

The computer is shutting off pretty soon aftet it is
turned on. If it was a heat issue wouldn't ther be an
error message?

Bill
>-----Original Message-----
>Bill wrote:
>
>> My neighbor has ME and the computer keeps shutting off.
>> Could it be a worm? Is their a fix.
>
>Could be a number of things, if it's just shutting down
randomly or
>after a certain amount of time, it may be a hardware-
related problem;
>ie: power drop or heat.
>
>Could you be more specific?
>
>
>Rick
>(one-handed typing's a biatch)
>
>free for personal use antivirus tool:
>http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
>
>spybot/adware detection & removal tools:
>http://www.safer-networking.org/
>http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>.
>

[Rick T]

wrote:

> Riok,
>
> The computer is shutting off pretty soon aftet it is
> turned on. If it was a heat issue wouldn't ther be an
> error message?

Only if the issue was the cpu running too hot.



Does your system exhibit the same tendencies in SafeMode ?

How soon is "pretty soon" ?

Have you checked ControlPanel/PowerOptions ?




"Riok"

>
> Bill
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Bill wrote:
>>
>>
>>>My neighbor has ME and the computer keeps shutting off.
>>>Could it be a worm? Is their a fix.
>>
>>Could be a number of things, if it's just shutting down
>
> randomly or
>
>>after a certain amount of time, it may be a hardware-
>
> related problem;
>
>>ie: power drop or heat.
>>
>>Could you be more specific?
>>
>>
>>Rick
>>(one-handed typing's a biatch)
>>
>>free for personal use antivirus tool:
>>http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
>>
>>spybot/adware detection & removal tools:
>>http://www.safer-networking.org/
>>http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>>.
>>

Rick,

Sorry about the spelling of your name last time.
Thanks for the info.
Right now my neighbors aren't home. But you have given me
several things to check on.

Thanks again.

Bill
>-----Original Message-----
wrote:
>
>> Riok,
>>
>> The computer is shutting off pretty soon aftet it is
>> turned on. If it was a heat issue wouldn't ther be an
>> error message?
>
>Only if the issue was the cpu running too hot.
>
>
>
>Does your system exhibit the same tendencies in SafeMode ?
>
>How soon is "pretty soon" ?
>
>Have you checked ControlPanel/PowerOptions ?
>
>
>
>
>"Riok"
>
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Bill wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>My neighbor has ME and the computer keeps shutting
off.
>>>>Could it be a worm? Is their a fix.
>>>
>>>Could be a number of things, if it's just shutting down
>>
>> randomly or
>>
>>>after a certain amount of time, it may be a hardware-
>>
>> related problem;
>>
>>>ie: power drop or heat.
>>>
>>>Could you be more specific?
>>>
>>>
>>>Rick
>>>(one-handed typing's a biatch)
>>>
>>>free for personal use antivirus tool:
>>>http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
>>>
>>>spybot/adware detection & removal tools:
>>>http://www.safer-networking.org/
>>>http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
>>>.
>>>
>.
>

[Rick T]

wrote:
> Rick,
>
> Sorry about the spelling of your name last time.

heheh no problem... took awhile to realize that's what how you read it.

Rick