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"Malke" wrote:

Sandra wrote:
Mike, that would normally be a good suggestion, but for the next 7 months
we're on contract in a remote fly-in community. Only way in or out is by
plane, and shipping the laptop out for service isn't worth the cost of the
machine.

I bought it right before we left home and flew up here, otherwise you can
bet I'd be in that store tomorrow. Until then, trying to find a solution
online is the next best thing.

Sandra - While I sympathize with your predicament, as the others have
told you your symptoms are normally caused by hardware issues. Naturally
since none of us can see your computer this is not a definitive
diagnosis, but the conclusion that the others (and I) have come to is
based on many years of doing professional tech support. So of course you
need to take the advice you receive as a "best guess" by people who
don't have hands-on with the machine.

You cannot fix hardware problems with software and there is no getting
around it. Since you obviously can get to the Internet if you have a
fast connection you can download Knoppix, a Linux distro that runs from
CD. Create your bootable Knoppix CD (may need third-party burning
software in Vista - you do in XP) and boot your machine with it. If the
machine exhibits the same symptoms in Linux, then you know for sure the
issues are caused by hardware.

Or restore the computer to factory condition by whichever method Acer
has provided. If the problems are solved, be very cautious about the
things you install. Install only one thing at a time and test after each
installation. If the problems are not solved, this also lets you know
that there is faulty hardware.


Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Hi,
I don't normally reply/take part but I have a 2-year laptop and my daughter
has one of less than 4 months. Laptops both shutdown within 5-10 minutes of
being on.
I am no h/w or windows expert but I am wondering if it is Windows related
(registry corruption due to windows updates - I haven't been using any other
non-windows products)? Windows sometimes does recognise a
unscheduled/problematic shutdown has taken place and advises safemode and
then to fix the problem (how do I fix a problem that I nor Windows can ID).

I don't believe it's due to overheating - not these laptops.