Constantly Shuting Down Computer

hey I just need someone to tell me how to fix this problem.

A while back my computer started shuting down every 1 hour later on every 40 mins then it got 30 mins , 22 mins 55 seconds,5 mins , 33 seconds this only happend when i was playing Runescape and Once when i had media Player Open, I tried for hours trying to find the problem but i gave up and got My computer reformated

Recently my Friend Reported to me the Same Problem and it Started Happening More Frequently To him Aswell.I saw something about changing the automatic Update setings to Once a day ect and No auto Matic Restart,He Tried it Buts its still Happening I will Send Him Spybot This afternoon Just Incase but Has Anyone Got any tuts or Guides How to FIx this

 

I might be wrong but i think it is a CPU cooling problem... because if your CPU gets to hot it shutsdown to protect itself against overheating. So what you could do is check out if your CPU cooler is working allright or you can go into the bios and check the CPU temp.

 

When I tried Finding the problem i went into system Temp And it Was Over the Shutdown Temperature,I couldnt cool it down anyway aircon extra fan ect. It was full of dust like heck and the bios was Corrupt dont know exactly wat that means. So yer It Might Have been that if it was how Could i Get it to stop from happening to my friend?

 

Just buy a new CPU fan or clean it if you don't know how to do it i suggest you go to a computer shop... they can do it for cheap.

 

hey man normally this would happen if your fan is to dusty and it clogged up just take tower cover off and use a vaccum or blower to get rid of the dust and your all set your computer should work fine

my sister laptop shuts off once in a awhile because it overheats your luck it runs for an hour and a few minutes

 

Like someone said up a couple posts, the computer has an auto shutdown mechanism to keep it from getting too hot. Maybe try to cool it off somehow?

 

Well it could be a few things

first make sure the RAM is in tight. Then take out the CPU and then put it back in.

It could be a virus.

If it still shutsdown after that then you probable have a defective motherboard or hard drive.