Date: 10/01/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spyware

Hey. Lately I've been having this issue with my computer. In the middle of doing something my monitor will turn off by itself. It doesn't come back on by clicking on the mouse or pressing a button or anything. To make matters worse, pressing the power button does nothing, the computer will not turn off. I have to actually reach in the back of the computer, unplug the power chord and then plug it back in, and turn my computer back on. That's the only way I can restart my computer in this situation.

At first I thought maybe I just was low on diskspace (because I download a lot) or something so I deleted some junk I didn't need. That hasn't seemed to do anything. Ran some virus-scans and spyware checkers. Nothing. So what is this? A RAM issue? A power supply issue? Maybe I need to open up my tower and clean off some dust? Is there something I should check. Hopefully I can resolve this issue without spending money or reinstalling windows.

Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for any advice you can offer. If there's any info you need to help you understand my problem ask and I'll try to supply it.

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