Have you uninstalled the software you suspect "broke" things?

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The personal opinion of
Gary G. Little

"bradleywold" <bgw953@duscussion.microfoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have an annoying problem with my Windows Vista desktop for the last
>month.
> Every once in a while, the computer will shut down automatically, and
> start
> up on its own, if I don't prompt it after 15 seconds. It will do this at
> any
> time it feels like it. I don't know why it is doing this. The computer
> is a
> Gateway desktop. I have call them a few times about this problem, but the
> solutions are to no avail. It probably started when I put in a few
> application programs in after about a week I got the computer, sometime in
> May. I have Vista Home Premium. I am running Avast Home Edition as my
> anti-virus program. And I am running Spy-Sweeper from MSN. Recently, I
> have
> downloaded and used A-Squared.
> I have done a System Restore, but that didn't work. Nothing seems to
> work.
> I am not a computer knowledgeable person, but I got a feeling that it
> might
> be a safe-guard against something, or something that is runnig in the
> background.
> Anyone experience this, or have any ideas what I can do to remedy this
> problem?
> Thanks!
> Brad