problem with computer shutting down...?
828373
The person who built it probably gave it the wrong heatsink which could overheat the processor and shut it down. Check to see what model heatsink he has and see if its compliant with the processor. Or check if the fan on the heatsink is working.
698554
Your PC is shutting off, because you have two or more Anti-virus programs installed and they are not compatible.\nYou need \n1 Ad-Aware\n2Anti-virus\nand a good firewall
807649
Press the power button for 10 seconds.  That will shut it down hard.   Then restart.   If you have the same problem, trying starting it in safe mode.
138546
I'll try to return the favor of answering your q...\n\nI have a couple of decades of hardware experience, and your problem is one of the more difficult to pin down quickly. It's possible you have power supply problems (your electrical system). If the voltage dips "too far" (how far is too far depends on the electrical device) then your Compaq may shut down. Different computers, even different Compaqs, may shut down more, or less easily as the voltage coming from your wall outlet sags below 120 volts. You may, or may not, notice the lights dimming, but it may still be enough to trip the off circuit in your Compaq. If you don't have one yet, spend $40+ and get a battery backup (UPS). It'll help any system last longer, too. I like the APC UPSs.\n\nSecond possibility is that your Compaqs power supply (internal silver box) may be getting flakey. I haven't worked on a Compaq in a long time, but they used to have "custom" (proprietary) power supplies that required going back to them (Compaq) for a replacement (at a premium price). If it's a standard size/shape, then a new power supply is only around $50 to $60 and available at most local PC stores. Not a lot of expense, and easy to replace for even a novice. (Please uplug the system from the wall first, and try not to touch any electronic components inside the computer during your foray into the inner-world of your Compaq.)\n\nIf you still have trouble after confirming your electrical supply is good and your power supply isn't causing the shutdown, it is -slightly- possible you have a bad hard drive or mainboard. Replacing either of these is doable, but not for the non-tech. If you have a spare hard drive, you can just install it (replace your current hard drive) and fire the system up...let it sit...if it runs for a substantial amount of time longer than it usually does, then you -might- have found the problem. \n\nFinally, you may just have a heat problem. Try making sure all the vents (front, side, back) are clean and clear of obstruction. If you feel competent, take the case cover off and blow out the dust inside (but take the system OUTside first!). I've seen systems in relatively clean office environments build up a half-inch of grey fuzzy 'lint' all over the inside in less than a year. Even if this doesn't fix your problem, it'll probably make your system last longer by running cooler. I've seen hard drives that ran as low as 90 degrees F, and as high as 175 degrees F. The lower the better...within reason (less than 120F should be fine).\n\nHope this helps.
1068545
First thing : are you using a licenced version of the operating system ?. IF yes..\n\nThe computer must be waiting for some background process to get closed before shutting down. thats why it is taking time. \n\nThere must be some program which might be not responding at the time of shutdown and the pc has to wait for it \n\nThere may be other factors also.
905272
Goto your CONTROL PANEL and select POWER OPTIONS.  Make sure it is set at a level you want, I assume it says to turn off hard disk after 20 mins...Just change that to NEVER.
362708
If it is a brand new laptop or if it is under warranty then the easiest solution is to take it back.  \n\nHowever, if you fell it is overheatingcheck to see if all the vents are clear, if not try unblocking them.  Aquick blast of air or vacum cleaner should do the trick.  If still overheating then the CPU cooler fan will be faulty.  Usually when CPU overheats it shuts down.  Not freezes.\n\nFaulty memory seems like a culprit.  Did you change anything  recently? Install software etc??\n\nCheck to see from the Windows Task Manager what processes and programs are running?  Stop unnecessary ones and monitor CPU memory usage.\n\nUse or run Anti Virus program and program like SpyBot or AdAware to see what they report.  whether there are malicious programs running without your knowledge.
492779
sounds like the power supply runs on the edge. keep in mind that starting up a CD/DVD drive needs some power and this could turn the PSU over the edge, resulting in an immediate shut down.\nP.S. could also be a defective (short circuit) CD/DVD drive.
395007
Another common cause of sudden shut-down is overheating. If your laptop is making a lot of noise when it goes down, this may be the problem (or, if your fan is broken, if it doesn't make any noise...). Sometimes these temperatures can be checked in the BIOS, take a look when you restart immediately after it shut down. There are also some programs available for free on the net that can monitor your system temperature.
767151
it seems like some application is initializing while windows is shutting dows, try this, turn off the computer, check if u get the message, then go to control panel, administrator tools, event log and check which application is failing.\nthen go to start-run-msconfig and disable that application from the startup tab. if u dont find it then disable all the unknown applications and click ok nd reeboot. should work.
877133
Could be a number of things ... if it's a virus you need to remove the hard-drive and "piggy-back" it into another computer for a complete virus scan \nIt could be the Thermal Grease on your CPU has dried out causing overheating, or a cooling fan not working that will shut most newish machines down or it could be something else hardware related
758309
Well, one problem is its Emachines.  I personally don't like them.  Ive heard alot of bad things, and ive seen a couple of them in person.  Its not the company necessarily, but the parts they use.  \n\nNow, it could be a couple things.  It could be an update that messed things up.  You may have to find and delete it.  \n\nIt could be you have a spyware/adware or something.  But, the only ones that I have ever seen actually shut off your computer.  Ive heard of alot of them, but ive only seen those.  \n\nTry defrag, scandisk, diskcleanup in the Start > All Programs > Accessories > System tools.  Diskcleanup you have to open My Computer, right click on the drive, hit properties, hit the TOOLS tab, then hit scandisk it also says error checking.  \n\nTry this program, Forceshutdown.\n\nhttp://www.download.com/Force-Shutdown/3000-2094_4-8369708.html?tag=lst-0-1\nIt will shut everything down without saying anything.  Its like the normal shut down, but theres no prompts that ask you to shut down, or save information or anything, it just does it.  Ive also found its quicker then the normal shutdown.\n\n\nAlso, run spyware programs, adware programs, virus programs, etc.  \n\nHeres a small list of free ones.  \n\nSpybot :  SEARCH and destroy.  If you find one that is Seek and destroy, DON'T download it, its spyware.  \n\nAdware\n\nAvast or AVG.  Avast is good but it takes another program to delete it fully, AVG is also good.  But I wouldn't run both at the same time, they could counter each other causing problems, nothing major though, just one may freeze.  \n\nYahoo Antispy Toolabar\n\nCCleaner will delete cookies and clear history.  It can also check for Registry problems, but only minor ones.  Youll have to use something like, Ace Utilities for that.  But, if you are unaware of what your doing, I wouldn;t use it.  You can really screw things up if you misuse it by deleting something that is a main file. \n\nAlso, if you don't have a firewall, use Zonealarm (free version).  I dont like Norton or Mcafee, both have problems.  Norton likes to take over the registry and slows stuff down.  Mcafee likes to ask for money, and its also a registry assimilator.  If you pay now, 5 months down the road they ask for your yearly subscription.  \nZonealarm is free and it works.  But, Zonealarm also has a paid version that has alot more features including Virus and Spyware checkers.  \n\n\nHope I helped.
816519
u can't solve this problem unless u  repair the hardwares from ur pc. it might have an bios problem or ur hdd it's dieing... If u still got quaranty for it they should fix it.. if not go search some "hardware repairing shops" [could find a sinonime for that :P].
924397
Shutdown problems can certainly be the work of spyware and the like, but it's also just as likely the result of (non-malicious) software conflicts or corruption. \n\nLet's see if the system is leaving any "suicide notes": Open the Event Viewer utility in your Administrative Tools control panel and look through the system and application logs for any errors, warnings, or other messages which might point to the source of the problem.
626289
Based on the details you just provided it sounds like it is overheating and it shutdown to prevent the components from frying, literally.  Try just starting Windows normally but it sounds like you have a problem with cooling.  Perhaps some of your case fans have failed, perhaps your CPU fan failed or they just need to be cleaned.  Assuming it was a heat warning, you're going to have to take your computer apart (or at least open the case) and see if all the fans are coming on when you boot it.  If the CPU fan isn't working most likely you wouldn't have made it past the BIOS check.  At this point this is just a guess and not a very good one at that.  But as you said, it gave you a heat warning... "and talked about it" doesn't mean much to us computer geeks and you'll have to be as specific as possible.
658159
try clicking altogether ctrl+alt+delete and click shut down. if it's still not working, you have to contact your pc manufacturer
639810
You need to check that particular computer and make sure it is set to "shut down" and not set to "reboot".  That  will probably solve your problem.