Guess that would help.

System is:
XP sp2
2.8 gighz, Pentium 4
512 meg mem
Plenty of disk free
Direcway satellite link
I have a Linksys wireless network.


I'm on the grid 24x7 (except when I crash).

I would like to continue to make my resources available but don't care to restart all the time.

Standing by.......

Hello, again.

The more I think about it the more confused I am as to what "the trigger is."

One possibility that comes to mind (and this is only logical deduction) is that the shutdown itself is the trigger. Let me explain.

Let us suppose that your system has never been put under this kind of load before installing Rosetta. If you have a hardware issue, it is POSSIBLE that you may be generating extra heat or that your system is reacting AS IF you are. In such an event, the system could shut itself down. This would temporarily stop the generation of heat OR the feedback mechanism in your software that is generating the command.

Remember, this is only speculative. But it is something you could look into if you have a built-in temp monitor.

Either way, we will get you up and running before long.

We're still with you, partner. In the meantime some useful info for you.

I did a search on the forums and found out that there may indeed be several issues (all easy enough to fix) with your set-up. They have to do with things like sys config, etc.

It might be helpful if you listed any anti-virus and/or spyware software that you might have installed.

Also, you may be aware that WCG is preparing to update the software to a new version. There have been a few glitches recently. The WCG techs may not be able to "see you" right now. When I tried to get a message to them I received an error message saying that "the application is temporarily down."

To contact them directly the URL is:

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewContactUs.do

There are a lot of advanced members who can help though. Unfortunately one is at a trade show, another at the VA hospital ... Usually no one ever has to sit around waiting for a response for very long. (I emailed several members and told them about your situation.)

If you would like to, you can do a forum search using "SP2 XP" or add 2.8Ghz to see some of the buzz.

If you'd like, you're welcome to join me for some spring freshenin' up out in my yard. I have a couple of very friendly labs who would love to jump all over and lick your face.

Thanks, everyone, for the support.... both tech and moral.

My problem is a complete system power off shutdown with no "restart". It happened again this AM while I was working on-line.

I didn't mention that my system is a Dell Inspiron laptop. It might be a little difficult to look at the power supply. There is a cooling fan that fires up when things get hot and I haven't noticed the fan running any more often than usual.... but I guess it is a possibility.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for some insight into my headache.

Thanks again.