[humblegunner]

Tape something over the power button.. you know..
some chewed gum, a beer cap, a bandaid. It's rookie knowledge.

I have somebody's University of Texas ring taped over mine.

[IVote2]

Most likey he has at least one virus or Trojan if not more. He is going to have to get a anti-virus program, perhaps he can boot up in Safe-Mode and attack it that way.

I don't recall the name of that particular virus, but I do remember that you needed the latest patches for Windows so it so make sure he gets all the patches he needs to bring his OS up to speed.

Worst case scenario, reformat the drive.

Jen

[LibWhacker]

I'd definitely try the easiest and cheapest fixes first.

[Robert Warren Linville]

Zoobie if you're running Windows XP you can enable a built in Firewall that already comes with XP, If you can boot up in normal mode I'd strongly suggest you go to SYMANTEC.COM ( That's Norton Anti Virus' web page ) and you can download the program I use Norton Internet Security,

You can run it for free for 15 day's and after that you might consider buying it,

I further suggest you run the Anti Virus Program in "SAFE MODE" on your Comp ,

If you need any further help feel free to Mail me

[Sloth]

I echo what others are saying about the power supply. They ain't too pricey, either.

[Gazoo]

Go here Or take the tower to Best Buy for the patch.

[Vicki]

My son's computer was doing the same thing. He took the case off and he had so much dust inside. Cleaned it all out and it works fine now.

[DaGman]

Do you have Roadrunner or other cable modem access? I ran across this problem being caused by Motorolla cable modems without Windows XP compatible drivers. Time Warner/Roadrunner were actually installing these bad drivers and blamed the problem on the computer. Sometimes the computer would go to the blue screen of death, but more often than not it would spontaneously reboot. There was nothing in the system log that indicated any problem. Virus checks showed nothing.

If you're using a Motorolla cable modem, go to the Motorolla website and download the latest driver for the cable modem.

[Free and Armed]

That "virus" has a name....and its name is SATAN! The devil has taken command of your heathen computer and is using it for his evil purposes! Douse it with holy water and call a priest. Then buy a new one since the holy water will ruin it.

[freedumb2003]

Are you logged on?

[Petronski]

It sounds to me like a bad power supply. Been there, done that. One morning I pushed the button and nothing happened.

[KoRn]

If you are on Windows make sure it's fully updated via Winblows update. Also make sure your antivirus is updated.

It's also possible, like another poster said, that you could have a power supply going bad. This can also happen on some systems when the cooling fan stops working.

[Petronski]

I have another suggestion. This one is odd. Remove the outer case, point a fan at the computer (like a summertime table fan), and see if the problem repeats.

I suspect a hardware issue, like the power supply or overheating.

The first thing to do while you have the case off is check, when the power is on, does the CPU fan spin? Those things fail too, and soon thereafter, the CPU will get flaky and very soon thereafter, it can burn out.

[N. Theknow]

You think you got troubles!

Mine has my email sending out spam to everybody in the known universe and I am getting constant cannot deliver messages bacvk. 5000 yesterday and another 4000 (so far) today.

Anybody help! Please! Desktop running Windows XP Pro and Firewfox with Thunderbird.

Norton scanning now. AVG scanned yesterday and AntiVir sacan waiting.

[sauropod]

I have run into the same problem. CPU usage climbs to 100%.

I have Norton AV and AdAware on the box.

[dfwgator]

I have a computer here (My brothers actually) that constantly turns on and off by itself.

That's a "feature."

[diamond6]

I think it's high time to just throw it out the window. End it's misery my friend, it's the only decent thing to do.

[Brad’s Gramma]

BTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have the same thing!!!!