[revcanon]

I am running Windows 7 Professional, 32 bit. I have had a random problem that has occurred in only two scenarios that I have observed. When I click on the date/time in the tool bar or when choosing a fill color in MS Excel my computer will immediately turn off. Windows 7 does not go through a shut down sequence, it just powers off immediately. It does not happen every time, but I can cause it to happen if I repeatedly click on the date/time in the tool bar. There is no error message or warning. Not sure if this is a Windows 7 problem or a hardware problem, and I don't know where to begin troubleshooting this. I work on my PC from home all day, and I have yet to see this problem occur in any other application or scenario other than the 2 I have described, and it does not happen with any regularity.

Thanks in advance for any advice you might have for me.

Brent

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this sounds like a Excel issue...not a windows issue...try reinstalling Excel/office...
if that doesn't help post the problem in the applications forum here

Edited by happyrock, 01 February 2010 - 08:47 AM.

[happyrock]

this sounds like a Excel issue...not a windows issue...try reinstalling Excel/office...
if that doesn't help post the problem in the applications forum here

Edited by happyrock, 01 February 2010 - 08:47 AM.

[revcanon]

So the date/time in the toolbar is associated somehow with Excel?

Brent.

[happyrock]

sorry...I thought you meant when using excel...just out of curiosity why are you clicking on the date/time...
are you left clicking or right clicking...

or when choosing a fill color in MS Excel my computer will immediately turn off

this is related to Excel...

[revcanon]

The only reason I ever really have to click on it is to look at the calendar. It would be a normal left click.

Thanks,
Brent

[revcanon]

Interesting....after I added my last post, I tested something. I can not recreate the scenario unless an office application is open too. I am going to reinstall the Office suite and see if that solves the problem.....Thanks for the suggestion. I will post again if it does or does not solve this.

[revcanon]

I ran the repair utility in the setup of Office....and after a solid minute of rapidly and repeatedly clicking on the date/time and the fill function in excel....I can no longer recreate the problem.

Thank you for the suggestion. You can close this thread.

Brent.

[happyrock]

your welcome...and thanks for letting us know...
try just putting the cursor over the time without clicking..

Edited by happyrock, 01 February 2010 - 12:37 PM.

[revcanon]

Well.....I click on it to actually look at the full calendar....and it did it again right after I read your last post. Close this thread, and I will do a full reinstall of Office. If I still have a problem, I will post a new thread in Applications.