Poor DD is not well tonight. She keeps crying and she wont let me leave her for long before she wants me again.
Bianca Sending good vibes for your Step Mum.
Tort if it is crashing after about 30 mins and DS1 used it for an hour after you cleaned some of the dust I would say it is over heating.
Did you take the side panel off?
If you did not then it would be worth doing and cleaning the dust from the CPU.
Tort now says "what a CPU?"
The CPU is a square block with gaps in it and has a fan on top of it. I would not remove the fan unless you know what you are doing as it is east to break the CPU if it sticks. Then you need a new one and motherboard as both need to match.
But you can just about get a little paint brush in the gaps to flick the dust out. Have the hoover going to get the dust. This will keep the CPU cooler and should stop it shutting down.
You will find lots more dust around the inside of the PC. Try to clean it but go very careful not to take wires off or break anything. The little paint brush is great for getting in little places. Keep the hoover going to get the dust or the fan on the CPU will just blow it back into the CPU block.
Jas I`m glad things look a little better tonight. I get a lot of onfo from another forum and I also watched a lot of what XP2 used to do and learnt from him.
Got to go DD crying again. Another long time. Poor DD
Night night all
HN xx