My laptop turns on when i press the power button but then within a few seconds it turns off, then it turns back on and shuts off again.can someone help with this.

First understand that you need a little patience with this remote, it's a little slow, it may take a few seconds in between pushing buttons for it to react to your TV.

1)
-Turn on TV manually first.

we're going to try and get the remote paired to your particular tv

2)
-Facing RCA universal remote towards TV, press and hold both the POWER and TV buttons on the remote at the same time.. until the RCA universal remote POWER button lights up and is constantly on.

-Then press the PLAY button on RCA universal remote

(POWER button on remote should be blinking after pressing PLAY -- what the remote is doing is trying to program your TV with a list of codes. if your TV does not automatically shut off after a minute, press the PLAY button again. your TV should shut off. wait a few seconds before trying to press PLAY button again if you need to try again.)

3)
Assuming remote turned off TV. Now let's try to get the remote to turn on your TV

On the remote at top right is a REVERSE button, press that. You should see the POWER button on the remote blink once in response to you doing that.

Watch for the power on light on your TV.. your TV may take a few seconds to power on..

Wait a couple seconds. if your TV has not turned back on, press the REVERSE button again. the POWER button should blink once again in response

If your TV did not turn on. You may have to repeat pushing the REVERSE button waiting a couple seconds for the remote to try turning on your TV. For some people this can take several times, if not a dozen times. Just be sure to be patient and wait a couple seconds in between pressing the REVERSE button again. (what the RCA universal remote is doing is going through a list of codes trying to find the right model to pair to)

4)
Assuming the remote finally turned on your TV.. We are almost done. We programmed the remote to turn off the TV and turn on the TV. now we want to press the STOP button on the RCA universal remote to lock in those codes into the remote. After pressing the STOP button the light on the remote POWER button should turn off.

5)
We are done. You should be able to change the channels and raise and lower the volume of your TV.
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Just wanted to confirm a few things..
Did you do a hard power down by holding the power button down for 5 seconds or by just briefly pressing the power button (which would put the computer to Sleep).
I've found this laptop occasionally does not properly recover from Sleeping under Win8, that's why I ask.
Either way, do a hard power down by holding the power button for 5 seconds.
Unplug the laptop and find the battery disconnect pinhole switch underneath (indicated with a picture of a battery lifted up) and using a paperclip press and hold for 30 seconds.
Try powering on again, do you atleast get the Acer logo appearing when powering on?
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According to eHow.com: " E-Reader Soft Reset

• 1 Open your Kindle's Menu while on the Home screen. Do so by pressing the Menu button, or the onscreen Menu icon for Kindle Paperwhite owners. Select the "Settings" option.
  
• 2 Choose "Menu" again from within the Settings menu. This displays a different menu than before.
  
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• 3 Choose the "Restart" option. Wait while your Kindle powers off and on again.
  

E-Reader Hard Reset

• 1 Charge your Kindle e-reader before performing a hard reset. Charging helps ensure your problem isn't related to the device having a low battery.
  
• 2 Hold down the Power button for 20 seconds. The screen will change after a few seconds, but continue holding the power button for the full 20 seconds before releasing.
  
• 3 Wait while your Kindle restarts.
  

E-Reader Factory Reset

• 1 Press your Kindle's Menu button. Select "Settings" from the menu.
  
• 2 Open the menu once more from within the Settings window. Select "Reset to Factory Defaults," or "Reset Device" if you're using a Paperwhite.
  
• 3 Select "Yes" in the confirmation window after reading the warning. Wait while your Kindle restarts and restores.
  

Fire Soft Reset

• 1 Hold the Power button down for three to five seconds. A Shutdown window appears.
  
• 2 Tap the "Power Off" button in the Shutdown window. Wait for the Fire to shut down completely.
  
• 3 Press the Power button to turn the device on again.
  

Fire Hard Reset

• 1 Plug your Kindle Fire in and give it time to charge before performing a hard reset. This helps ensure your issues aren't related to having a low battery.
  
• 2 Hold down the Power button for 20 seconds. The Kindle Fire will shut down.
  
• 3 Press the Power button to turn the Kindle Fire back on.
  

Fire Factory Reset

• 1 Swipe your finger down from the top of your Kindle Fire's screen, presenting the Quick Settings menu.
  
• 2 Tap the "Settings" option and select "Device."
  
• 3 Select "Reset to Factory Defaults," then tap the "Reset" button. Wait while your Kindle Fire restarts and restores.
  

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/how_6122863_reset-kindle.html

Remove the battery and the AC adapter from the laptop.
Press and hold the power button for 60 seconds then let go
Plug the AC adapter only back into the laptop
Now press the power button on the laptop
If it now boots properly shut down the laptop and insert the battery
Now push the power button again
If it now fails you may have a bad battery

Press enter twice or press power button to awake.

Thanks,
satheesh

hello, press down on power button and hold it for about 10-15 seconds and it should shut-off, wait for about 5 seconds before turning it back on. If for some reason holding down power button doesn't shut it off, then simple unplug the power from the laptop and then flip the laptop upside down and locate the battery eject lever(little slider switch to kick out the battery) slide it to the unlock position and remove battery. Once again wait for about 5 seconds and plug the battery back in and then the power adapter and power on your laptop.
Tip: try copying few files at a time to get a better success rate and avoid any failures.

I hope this helps.
Regards & happy holidays.

Amar Sondhi

Hold down the power button until the machine shuts off, wait 10 seconds, then press the power button again to turn it back on.

I need the serial #, to better assist you 
Thank you

Hi there.
Remove the power adapter and the battery, plug in AC power and hit the on/off button, if it powers up wait for the OS to load up and the shut it down again, put the laptop battery back in and power it up.
post back with the results please


Good luck and thanks for using Fixya!!

Hi Russ,

Sometimes a laptop will appear in a ghost state, not off, or on if you sometimes shut it down, but close the lid too fast. Try pressing and holding the power button for 5-10 seconds. This should turn it off completely. Then give it a few more seconds and press the power button again to turn it back on.

Hope this helps!
David