PC restarts during bootup

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Disable automatic restart on system failure (on SP2): Press F8 on restart, and see the menu item to disable auto restart. Restart,
and when the STOP message appears, record information needed for further troubleshooting.

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Mark L. Ferguson
FAQ for Windows Antispy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Neil" <neil@funkcity.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:%23B6AINAcFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> My PC is caught in a reboot loop!
>
> When i boot up it gets to the Windows XP logo as normal, looks like it is
> loadind with the bars moving accross, then the screen goes black and the PC
> reboots.
>
> It does the same when i boot into safe mode. I've also tried restarting from
> the last good configuration
>
> Any ideas how to trap what the error is?
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

"Neil" wrote:

> Hi
>
> My PC is caught in a reboot loop!
>
> When i boot up it gets to the Windows XP logo as normal, looks like it is
> loadind with the bars moving accross, then the screen goes black and the PC
> reboots.
>
> It does the same when i boot into safe mode. I've also tried restarting from
> the last good configuration
>
> Any ideas how to trap what the error is?
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

My sister is having the same problem with hers. I was wondering if you've
solved your problem and if so what you did to fix it. I've been looking
through different forums and the problem seems to be quite common. Some
have said that it may be a fried CPU, problem with the RAM, a video or sound
card, a faulty cable, or a corrupt file in Windows. Try checking your
hardware first for burn marks or lose or damaged connections. If that
doesn't work, try reinstalling Windows XP from you cd-rom drive. To make it
stop shutting off you will need to change your configuration where your
computer "shutsdown after failure" some where in the BIOS menu. Good luck.
Let me know if you found your problem.

Prim
ps....it could also be caused by the Sasser bug.

"Neil" wrote:

> Hi
>
> My PC is caught in a reboot loop!
>
> When i boot up it gets to the Windows XP logo as normal, looks like it is
> loadind with the bars moving accross, then the screen goes black and the PC
> reboots.
>
> It does the same when i boot into safe mode. I've also tried restarting from
> the last good configuration
>
> Any ideas how to trap what the error is?
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>
>
>