XP Boot Loop

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Using Win XP Home on an Athlon 2800 with 512Mb Ram.

Recently, I turned off my computer (to replace the monitor) having had the
computer on continuously for the past two weeks, it would not now reboot! I
then placed the Windows CD in (for a o/s repair) and it told me it was
checking the hardware and stalled at that point. I removed the disc, turned
the computer off and restarted it. The computer then went through the boot
up routine but then kept recycling through that, despite me trying to
restart in Safe mode or Last known good configuration or Command prompt or
Start Windows normally! None of these worked. Again I turned the computer
off. Finally after removing and re-inserting the PCI cards, the Ram and
clearing the CMOS I managed to get back my Windows o/s. I then restarted,
went into the BIOS reset the settings and all is now well again. My question
is:
1) What would/may have caused the failure to reboot in the first instance?
2) Why the continuous loop/recycling of the boot up routine?
I am on a learning mission :-)

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Thanks Mark.


"Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My guess would be loose ram chips.
>
> --
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> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
> FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
> marfers notes for windows xp
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
> .
> "Moir" <lvr181@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:urHQlQ2NFHA.3156@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Using Win XP Home on an Athlon 2800 with 512Mb Ram.
>>
>> Recently, I turned off my computer (to replace the monitor) having had
>> the computer on continuously for the past two weeks, it would not now
>> reboot! I then placed the Windows CD in (for a o/s repair) and it told me
>> it was checking the hardware and stalled at that point. I removed the
>> disc, turned the computer off and restarted it. The computer then went
>> through the boot up routine but then kept recycling through that, despite
>> me trying to restart in Safe mode or Last known good configuration or
>> Command prompt or Start Windows normally! None of these worked. Again I
>> turned the computer off. Finally after removing and re-inserting the PCI
>> cards, the Ram and clearing the CMOS I managed to get back my Windows
>> o/s. I then restarted, went into the BIOS reset the settings and all is
>> now well again. My question is:
>> 1) What would/may have caused the failure to reboot in the first
>> instance?
>> 2) Why the continuous loop/recycling of the boot up routine?
>> I am on a learning mission :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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