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    computershateme Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 28, 2009, 11:39 PM
    Computer spontaneously shuts down
    Wasn't sure exactly what topic this went under...

    My computer keeps simply shutting itself off when I'm using it. It only seems to happen when I full screen a video on YouTube, or when I'm in a video chat on skype. I'm able to have my webcam on, its when I get the feed from another person that it shuts down...
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    Nov 7, 2009, 03:32 PM
    Hi there

    Hmmm, it's probably one of the following...

    1 - Graphics Drivers need to be updated. Try this first. Most probably the problem.
    2 - Codec problem. Lets not hope it's this. A Bit tricky to solve.

    Please let me know of this helped.
    Cheers
    Grant
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