computer help: I rly need some help trying to figure out whats wrong with my dell alienware computer.

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I rly need some help trying to figure out whats wrong with my dell alienware computer.

I just called the tech support and since the warrenty is out. its gonna cost me some moolah that its gonna take months for me to save. It will shut off at random times and have trouble rebooting. there were ever a few where I can hear the system booting up just fine through my speakers but nothing shows up on the screen.PLEASE help me figure out whats going on.

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Zirbel 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (14 minutes after post)

About 3 month ago you made this post: http://help.com/post/534322-computer-…
Couldn’t you find any help by the replies there? Did you fellow the given instructions there?

Anonymous #
11 months, 2 weeks ago (30 minutes after post)

i followed all the steps I could but i’m still stuck at the same point as before.
“And I don’t know if i’m trying in install or uninstall a program. DO i Need to uninsall something first?”

Zirbel 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (36 minutes after post)

You have to make a full factory reset and a new installation of the system software (operating system).
If you’re not able to do it yourself bring it to the computer shop where you bought it or hire an expert to come to you and make it for you.

Anonymous #
11 months, 2 weeks ago (49 minutes after post)

i don’t have the money to do any of that.

Anonymous #
11 months, 2 weeks ago (1 hour, 2 minutes after post)

ok. i just downloaded the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility 2.5.0.1 and it wiped out a lot of my programs. now i’ll try to do what was posted preciously.

Anonymous #
11 months, 2 weeks ago (4 days, 19 hours after post)

a friend of mine said that it could be the video card thats causing troubles. which is causing the computer to overheat and then it shuts off. is that possible? It only happens when i try to play a computer game.

Zirbel 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (4 days, 19 hours after post)

Anonymous wrote:
a friend of mine said that it could be the video card thats causing troubles. which is causing the computer to overheat and then it shuts off. is that possible? It only happens when i try to play a computer game.

Yeah, overheating could be a reason.
See: “11 Ways to Keep Your PC Cool”: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/mainten…

But more probably is that your pc is overcharged with the game software.

Check online the capability of your (Windows-)PC for gaming (works with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome):
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/…

Or download for free (for Home Users):
http://www.pcmark.com/

Anonymous #
11 months, 2 weeks ago (4 days, 19 hours after post)

i don’t think its overchargeing because i’ve been playing this game for years.

Zirbel 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (4 days, 19 hours after post)

Anonymous wrote:
i don’t think its overchargeing because i’ve been playing this game for years.

But maybe the hard disk is too full meanwhile. And the operating system needs quite a lot of free space on the hard disk to handle complex actions.

Zirbel 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 11 months, 2 weeks ago (4 days, 19 hours after post)

However: Open and clean it first of all ;-)

Anonymous #
11 months, 2 weeks ago (4 days, 20 hours after post)

open the desktop?

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