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Subject: my computer starts then goes off

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Name: gtx95076
Date: August 28, 2006 at 21:44:53 Pacific
Subject: my computer starts then goes off
OS: windows me
CPU/Ram: 128?
Model/Manufacturer: hp pavillion
Comment:
ok when i start my computer it says something about a cdrom and then goes off by itself i tried safe mode and it still turns off by itself, when i insert the hp recovery disk it says fail,abort,retry and then it keeps saying the same things when i press retry please help i can even get to the windows me screen

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Name: Ed in Texas.
Date: August 29, 2006 at 00:14:02 Pacific
Subject: my computer starts then goes off
Reply: (edit)
gtx95076, SWAG, take a look at your mail settings and be sure you don't have it set to hang up after checking mail. Perhaps it tries and can't, so it does what it thinks is the next best thing?
HTH.
Ed in Texas.

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