Rebooting can also be caused by a hardware issue like a floppy or DVD drive gone bad a bad memory stick or a Bios error. And there are other ways for a computer to restart. If you want to start trouble shooting let me know and I can walk you through each of these.
And if this does not help it could be a bad main board. But all is not lost, your data is still on your hard drive. A common reason for shutting down is the CPU overheating. Faulty Fans, Dust and Grime build up on the Heatsink restricting air flow. I would give the inside of the case a blowout with compressed air and then remove the Heatsink, giving it a thorough clean and reseat the CPU applying new CPU grease.
If the Fans spin freely when you give them a spin they are probably OK. If there is resistance replace them. A faulty PSU can also cause it. Fluctuating power is no good for the motherboard. Try another one if available or replace it. Keep us informed as to how you are getting on. You never can tell if the poster would be game to remove the cover let alone anything else. But when he said that he has checked the fans I thought why not.
Good call with the PSU that is second on my list. I'd suspect a faulty capacitor either on motherboard or in power supply. Inspect caps on motherboard for signs of swelling or leakage.
Their presence is evidence of a failing cap. Absence of external signs does not mean caps are good though. They can fail with no visible signs. If the motherboard caps look good, swap power supplies. It worked! Thanx you are awesome : thanks Keshav37a too, cause I also DID have some majorly unnecessary crap running.
Glad it worked for you and you can always start a new topic with regards to what is unnecessary. The Best Tech Newsletter Anywhere. Join , subscribers and get a daily digest of news, geek trivia, and our feature articles. Any suggestions? Why doesn't MS provide a way of forcefully shutting down a VM?
I restarted the host PC in safe mode and managed to delete the vsv file for the rogue VM. Now all is fine - many thanks for this advice. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. I have gone to TechNet and read all about the common advice of just changing the shutdown options from "hybernate" to either close or shutdown, and I have tried those and none of them actually allow me to shut down the virtual window and Win XP.
I have tried about everything. Ctrl-Alt-Del on menu bar doesn't work either. I click it and it looks like it moves but nothing else happens. I did a Windows update and it prompted me with the usual "do want to shut down now or later" message and I naturally selected shut down there too, but system still will not shut down.
Nothing is frozen either.
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