Hello Everybody,

I have WinXP Pro machine. Last night I left my computer running and slept. I
woke up after 4 hours only to see my computer turned-off without my consent
and any apparent reason. I tried to turn it back on. I tried three four
times without any success. Then I removed all cables connected to the CPU
except mouse, keyboard and monitor. Tried to turn it on again. Guess what?It
worked and now I am using my computer to send this post.
I have tried to sort out the reason of auto shut-down but haven't been
successful.

Is it possible for a WinXP machine to auto shut-down without any apparent
reason and when the computer is almost idle?
Is there any chance my computer was hacked?

Thank you,

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It will auto power off if left idle for long enough depending on what
you have in your power settings, right click on desktop -> Screensaver
-> Power settings (or something similar). You can also do this using
"Power Options" in control panel.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d....mspx?mfr=true

As for not being able to switch it back on, it might have been
hibernating rather than shutdown?


Tony
www.tohalloran.co.nr

Thanks for the response!

The power settings that I have set forbid the computer from shutting down or
hibernating on its own. That is the confusing thing. It was the first time
it shut-down (or hibernate) by itself.

Thanks again!
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"dutchgoldtony" <dutchgoldtony@gmail.com> wrote in message
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The machine may have had a problem and tried to automatically reboot and
could not reboot, so in affect it shut down.

Look in the Event Viewer.

Event ID & the Event Source are very important.

To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK

For any Events that seem related to the problem...

Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the second
arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Also click on:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related Knowledge
Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308427

Event Viewer overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...erview_01.mspx

This can also be very useful.
You need to have the Event ID & the Event Source.

To view Windows XP Events and Errors, type the Source (for example, Print)
and/or the Event code (for example, 20) into the ID field, then click the Go
button. Source and Event codes may be found in the Event Viewer logs.

Windows XP Home/Professional Events and Errors
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sup..._advanced.aspx
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This won't fix your problem, but it'll keep your machine from rebooting.

Unless the rebooting is caused by a hardware problem.

It may also help reading a BSOD. Blue Screen Of Death.

Choosing recovery actions if Windows stops unexpectedly

Right click My Computer | Properties | Advanced tab |
Click the Settings button under Startup and Recovery |
Under System Failure | UNCheck: Automatically restart |
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

Automatically restart
[[Specifies whether Windows will automatically reboot whenever the system
stops unexpectedly.
You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to set
recovery options.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:u1T$LBNWGHA.4972@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl,
Syed Zeeshan Haider <szhatforumsDELETE@hotpop.SPAMS.com> hunted and pecked:

Did a screen saver kick in? Maybe you were looking at a blank screen but
the PC was still on? Does your display ever power down as part of a power
saving mode?

No. No. No.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:Xns979C9FDEC8D0BDQ1V55H078NX3AGH5MJX@207.46.2 48.16,
John Smithe <JS@Huh.Wha> hunted and pecked:

No. It wasn't a screensaver. I am sure becasue of three reason:
1. I can easily distinguish between blank screensaver and turned-off
computer screen.
2. I have a really noisy computer and my room was very quite.
3. Different lights on CPU indicating power were off.

Thanks for asking :-)
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"John Smithe" <JS@Huh.Wha> wrote in message
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"Syed Zeeshan Haider" <szhatforumsDELETE@hotpop.SPAMS.com> wrote in
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This may have been caused by a power brown/black out.