How can i stop my p.c from restating itself?

Question

recently my computer has taken it upon itself to restart. it is particularly annoying when i am in the middle of something, as i lose all the work i have done.any help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

Are you sure you don't have "automatic updates" set?

If this is the case, Windows restarts automatically, if need be, after updates are installed.

Right-click MyComputer-->Properties-->Automatic Updates tab-->make sure Automatic updates is NOT selected.

Answer 2

You may have a virus or a bug into your computer. I can give you a few options to help you fix this problem. One reason why computers restart is because you need to install an update from Microsoft. You may want to go to their website and check for any updates. Another reason could be a bug in your computer. You should contact your manufacture to get more info, or you can also reformat your computer.

Answer 3

I agree partially to everyone; get AVG and Spybot, here are the links:

http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti...

http://www.spybot.info/en/spybotsd/index...

Now, just so you know, these are both rated highly by G4TV/TechTV/ZDTV. They work well. Also, I don't know what Operating System you are running, but, I know in Vista you have the choice to restart, as I am pretty sure you do with any other OS before an automatic update happens. Also, it could be your power supply (the box in your computer that the power cord is connected to) or you are possibly doing to many things at once causing your computer to freak out by too much memory use OR your computer is overheating and turning it self off to save itself from causing damage.

Answer 4

download avg or search and destroy to get rid of spyware and viruses

Answer 5

do you have service pack two in  

Answer 6

Sounds like a virus or a rogue program causing it to reboot.

Turn off all programs at the start up to see if it happens or try safe mode.

Answer 7

re-format the hard drives and install everything again