I have a samsung computer with windows xp. The computer was acting STRANGE for the past four to five days and was not starting up most times. I inserted the windows xp cd and reinstalled the same. Now it comes up and looks a lot better till I try to sign into hotmail and when I type @ the computer powers off automatically. I am sending this message from the computer at work. Any help would be appreciated.

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EagleTry another keyboard...unless this is a laptop.
Run all your malware scans.
Post alot more info on your machine OS new programs etc......Can you inspect the mainboard and see if any of transistors (?) look like this:Repeat after me....capacitors, capacitors, capacitors Quote

Repeat after me....capacitors, capacitors, capacitors

Will try my best...OS windows XP Pro...Ram 512 other details I am not sure as I will have to send a message home and ask for the same. With regard to the keyboard, well that could be a problem as some bright kid opened it up and left it like that. It took me several attempts to get all the contacts in line. Mcfee virus scan, counter spy.system mech pro 6 are the progs installed. Hope this is helpful to you guys and I thank you all for the time.

Regards

Ash

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Will try my best...OS windows XP Pro...Ram 512 other details I am not sure as I will have to send a message home and ask for the same. With regard to the keyboard, well that could be a problem as some bright kid opened it up and left it like that. It took me several attempts to get all the contacts in line. Mcfee virus scan, counter spy.system mech pro 6 are the progs installed. Hope this is helpful to you guys and I thank you all for the time.

Regards

Ash

Did you read my message about capacitors ?

I wasn't talking about a keyboard... Read my post again.

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I wasn't talking about a keyboard... Read my post again.

Sorry, I did not make myself understood. Well I am not home now and when I do go back home, I would be able to to check on that and let you know.