I keep crashing - i can barely get in. It has been happening for the last three days..and getting ba

[Taralyn Gravois]

This is getting very frustrating..i can't get in..i get in..go to move and my puter crashes all the way to a shutdown

saying something is worong wiht my video card. Not sure why

Until recently  I have never had a problem.

[Peggy Paperdoll]

You're computer is trying to tell you something...........something that is important.  Crashing to shut down is one of the most serious of computer crashes.  Usually that kind of a crash is due to an important hardware device triggering the system to shut down.........it's the computer protecting itself from damage (which could be very serious damage).  Just like a circuit breaker tripping and shutting down the power when you connect a certain device to it and turn it on...........something's wrong and you need to investigate to find out what it is (and fix it before you burn your house down.......or, in this case, frying your computer).

Second Life is just about as graphically intensive as any program you can run on your computer.  The probable hardware device that is causing the crash is your graphics card.  It could be as simple as a driver needing to be updated (though an outdated or damaged driver very seldom takes you computer completely down with shut down crash).  One common cause is your computer needs cleaning......all that dust holds in the heat and heat kills electronics.  But, it's more than likely your video card is failing (which very well could be due to your computer needing cleaning and it wasn't done).  A failed video card can shut down your computer.......and you won't be able to start it back up again either (of if you can start it up you can't see anything).

Take that message seriously.......look at your video card.  Replace it if you have to.  Don't wait for it fail.......that failure can (and often does) take out other hardware devices when it goes boom.