Suddenly Shuting down, HELP ... ???

I'm hoping to get to the bottom of a strange problem I'm experiencing...

Toshiba Satelite laptop, XP, MS office ...

It seemed to start when I played a large game (warhammer mark of chaos) the laptop would just shutdown out of nowhere, as if I had held the power button down for a forced shutdown...
I removed the game, and all other games on the laptop, but it still does it, not everyday but it seems to be while it runs large programs... it just goes black & powers down ???

It seems to be overtaxed or triggering a shutdown protocal ???

I have a lot of processes going on (52-57) as shown on the task manager, I might have a lot of junk running behind the scenes

Can anyone help me, I'll send you a file of whatever you'll need to see to help...
Thanx for any time & help...
Evan

 

It may also be overheating, try blowing out through the vents.

Studio T

 

never thought of that, I'll clean them out asap
Thanx

 

StudioT beat me to it I'm thinking thermal also...

 

Re: Suddenly Shuting down, FIXED I THINK, THANX !!!

I feel dumb, but got home flip over my laptop ... the 2 fan openings were caked with dust ...

You guys are the best ... !!!

Saved me from pulling my hair out thinkin' it's a software problem...

Thanx a Bundle
Evan