vista laptop unexpectedly shutsdown

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vista laptop unexpectedly shutsdown

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Over the last week my Vista laptop has shutdown and rebooted several times by itself. I scanned for viruses, malware and ran a chkdisk and nothing popped up. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Did you check the Auto Update?
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yeah nothing, still happens.
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My old IBM laptop had this notorious problem of the LAN drivers acting up and resulting in occasional system reboots. I'm not sure if it turns up elsewhere.
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Hum after downloading the latest hotfixes it seems to have stopped. Hopefully it stays fixed.
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Some laptops automatically shut down if they go over a certain temperature. Make sure your fans aren't gummed up by dust.
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