XP Restart problem

Hi there,

My pc shuts down itself after a few minutes of booting, I have formatted the HDD and reinstalled XP, but the problem persists. The shutdown shows usual 'saving your settings' message. I checked my power options. I am unble to connect to internet.
Pls help.

Have you checked that your cpu heatsink is clean and firmly attached?

Have you added any new hardware recently or had a major storm?

Any new hardware?

Unplug all unnecessary devices (e.g. USB cams and external disks)

Try using a fan to blow cool air into the pc just in case it's a heating issue.

Does the same problem exist if you boot into XP Safe Mode?

Finally, i would suggest you look at the Windows Event Log files (probably just the Application and Systems Log for interesting entries.)

Here's a tool Event Log Explorer that makes them even easier to read/save/search through