"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Fri, 16 May 2008 04:02:01 -0700, Paul
> <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > This started about a month ago. I have a Compaq Presario 6000 (6300US), with
> > Windows XP Home Edition SP2. Purchased in 2002.
> >
> > I've run virus scans, even went in and manually searched for
> > "worms", nothing. The fan seems to be working fine. Sometimes it will be
> > fine for a few days, then it can shut itself off 2-3 a day.
> >
> > I found a thread about "unchecking automatically restart", but
> > that didn't help. I had also seen a thread about updating the BIOS, but
> > can't seem to find it now. I know it's time for a new computer, but how can
> > I fix this one?
> >
> > I haven't loaded any new software or done anything different
> > except the automatic downloads from Microsoft.
>
>
> This far more likely to be a hardware problem than a software one. For
> example the power supply could be failing.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Thanks for taking the time to reply and the info.

Can you please tell me what the "ATMhelper" is? I went into "eventvwr" and
found alot of errors concerning this "program"? I believe it was under System.

Thanks again to both of you.