Re: Computer shutdown during downloads



trahiman@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

why windows XP proffessonal version shutdown on middle of downloads
when try to download from net.

Could be malware, could be a hardware fault. Does it turn off instantly, do a normal shutdown ("Windows is shutting down...") or crash (blue screen)?

Harry.
.



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