My computer crashes frequently - any solutions?

I experienced that before, having my hard disk crash. My brother in law, who's a computer expert, advised that even before I start downloading anything from the internet or installing new programs, I should make sure first that the computer is protected. So the next time I got a new hard disk, I had Norton Anti-virus installed as well as downloaded the free AVG protection system.

It could be a heating issue or it could be a power issue (not just a hard drive or virus issue). If the computer/motherboard reaches a certain temperature the CPU will automatically shut down the computer. It'll also crash or freeze if the computer overheats. Because its a laptop its a bit more susceptible to overheating so be careful. A power issue (an inefficient power supply) can cause things like this too. If the computer requires so much power and the supply can't give it, then the computer will cut off since components are fighting for a limited supply of electricity. If you've got tweaks, adjustments or a lot of accessories that do not have their own power supply consider not using them, or using only one at a time. Now if the harddrive can't be formatted it might be defective, the drive itself or the BIOS/Motherboard could have an issue. How to avoid things like this in the future. Make sure you buy from a respectable/reputable manufacturer or dealer. Don't buy inferior products. Check reviews on PCs, laptops and harddrives. Do not buy an HP or Compaq laptop since they've been coming in with faulty power supply, motherboard and heating problems. Do not install unknown programs. Keep an antivirus and antispyware program on your disk and check everyday or nearly everyday. To shield from some problems, you can set up an admin account, but to use the PC/notebook casually set up a normal account without admin features (some viruses depend on an admin admittance).

I would try to format the computer and if that dosen't help then take it back where you bought it - a new computer should now do something like that.

Since you bought it just recently it must be still under warrenty, replace it with a new one. That is if none of the programs you are using causing any problem

1-Make a back up of your stuff 2-Format your hard disk 3-Use Norton Systemworks and its utilities

Looks like a processor overheating issue. Check the boot logs to make sure. Since you have tried changing your hard disk, it couldn't be a boot sector virus.

if u have purchased the lappy with legal software ,then u ca reset it to factory settings using recovery disks .... other wise i can suggest u to departition ur disk ..repartition it (using legal os ) it will start working like new one .....

To be honest with you new computers should not be doing that at all, as long as you bought your new laptop from a reputable supplier then it may be worth just taking it back and asking for a new one. As long as it is under warranty and you can show them that the thing isn't working then they should have no problems swapping it out for a new one.

Dear dbhattji, What is the laptop brand you have. Generally this should not have happened since all the brand of laptops produced are good quality. Your problem in laptop might be attributed to virus because my desktop computer one day abruptly started misbehaving. As soon as I start my computer, I used to get lot of windows of different companies. I closed the computer and requested my maintainence engineer to find out what were the causes. He immediately said your computer had virus. He formatted the hard disk. Then my computer started working properly. I have now AVG antivirous software (FREE EDITION). It really protects my computer from virus.