Are you trying to burn something, or does the dvd just don't work ?
It is very possible that the Motherboard went out. What brand is your motherboard ?
It could be a bad ram stick or video card, these things a hard to narrow down,You will just have test each hardware piece..
There are allot of Reg cleaners out there and some good free ones as well. But my favorite is Abexo, it works great..but it is not free.. a good...
If you are running XP, then download Tweak UI for xp, install the program, and open it.. click on think general, make sure default beep is checked..
uninstall it, the reinstall it..You can also try system restore to an earlier date.. If that doesn't work,try to download the newest driver for it..
This is not a good sign..This usually means that the Motherboard is bad or fried.
that one has allot of problems,the best one to use is 2003..
What version of office are you using ?
what OS came with this laptop ? Win 98 ? 128 is too low for XP .. you will need to bump up the ram first..
could be a virus,what do you use for downloading ?
Its going into sleep mode..just disable sleep mode..
Have you scanned from Virus / trojans..?
So, the computer works fine, Other than downloading ? does only do this when downloading or at other time as well ?
Is this computer a named brand or built ? you need to get your drivers from the Motherboard Manufacture...I will look into it for you... Try...
sort of looks like a space heater to me.. It is nice,But not for me..
Does your laptop have a custom Video card in it.?? Most Games played on a laptop will cause it to over heat..They just heat up fast..
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