Re: pc shutdown

This might help.
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

But I agree with the other poster that this sounds like hardware. Is your
computer fan spinning at full speed?

I would also take a look at Event Viewer for possible clues.

Go to Start > Run and type
eventvwr.msc
click OK

Look in the Application and System views (trees) for errors flagged with a
red X.

<wheelchair25@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1128100436.755689.19540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> does any one know why my PC suddenly shuts down after about 20 minutes
> of playing a DVD or connecting something into my USB hub
> and how to fix it (using XP)
> thanks
>


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