Laptop powers up, immidiatel​y shuts off

Hi
I have a dv6-6165tx which has been working fine for almost 2 yrs until today. I dont use the laptop frequently. It is running on win 7 x64 it came with, and updated drivers.
I tried to run my laptop after a week of gap but it did not start. When I push the power button the lights come up and the display turns on but in a couple of seconds when the boot reaches hp or window logo it just gives up and shuts off, in a few seconds it attempts to restart on its own and gives up again. Unable reach bios either. Happens on both ac power and battery, and without battery.
However, if I remove the battery and disconnect the ac supply for a few minutes and do a hard reset, in the first run it runs normally and boots to windows and reaches desktop where everything runs normally until about 15 minutes when windows autimatically begins to shutdown, sometimes it shuts down and other times just drops dead. Then laptop attempts to restart again but shortly gives up like above.
I installed speedfan and gpuz to check overheating, I found them stable at 37C-40C so it doesnt appear to be the problem. I have searched over the internet and havent found much else to try and fix this.
Would appreciate any help in resolving the issue.
Regards

Hi razberw, welcome to the HP Forums. Two symptoms may be related, but you will have to treat them as separate until you find out otherwise.
For the behavior with the computer not starting up, use these troubleshooting steps:  Computer Does not Start (Windows 7, Vista, XP).  Just find the closest matching symptom.
For the unexpected restart, use this document's troubleshooting steps:  The Computer Restarts Unexpectedly (Windows 7)
Let me know the results.
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