pecan wrote:

> My computer is shutting down in the middle of what you are
> doing...actually it resarts.


You are presumably blue-screening, and you are set to reboot whenever that
happens. Right-click My Computer, and choose Properties. On the Advanced
tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery. Under System failure,
uncheck the box "Automatically restart.

Now when the problem occurs again, instead of restarting, you will get the
blue screen with diagnostic information. Post back with those details for
more help.


> I have noticed this when I am on the
> internet. I have use to have norton antivirus but switched to
> spydoctor


I am not at all a fan of Norton AntiVirus (in fact I think it's the *worst*
anti-virus program available), but if that's what you've done, you've left
your self without *any* anti-virus protection, and are extremely vulnerable.

Norton AntiVirus is, as its name implies, an anti-virus program, and
SpyDoctor is, as its name implies, an anti-spware product. They each protect
you against different things and neither is a substitute for the other. You
need both types of products, and also a firewall, for protection.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> as the machine has slowed down so. we kepp spydoctor
> updated. it runs periodically but we also run a full scan at least
> once a week. Nothing has shown up there. Help!