Hello,

I am helping someone troubleshoot a no-boot problem in a computer. Windows
starts to load, but then restarts. When the F8 boot menu is accessed, there
is no option for disabling the automatic restart.

How can the auto restart be disabled so the BSOD message can be viewed?

Thanks,
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Thier is no option like that in F8.Try booting to xp cd,recovery,type:Fixboot
Agree,type:EXIT Let xp start

"Matt Modica" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am helping someone troubleshoot a no-boot problem in a computer. Windows
> starts to load, but then restarts. When the F8 boot menu is accessed, there
> is no option for disabling the automatic restart.
>
> How can the auto restart be disabled so the BSOD message can be viewed?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> -Matt Modica ("TheMatt")
> TSF Hardware Tech Team
> Moderator, Hardware Forums
> Tech Support Forum
> www.techsupportforum.com
>
> Personal Home Page:
> www.mattmodica.com
>
>
>

You will have to remotely edit the registry. Is the machine on a
network, or can you mount the disk in another Windows XP machine?

John

Matt Modica wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am helping someone troubleshoot a no-boot problem in a computer. Windows
> starts to load, but then restarts. When the F8 boot menu is accessed, there
> is no option for disabling the automatic restart.
>
> How can the auto restart be disabled so the BSOD message can be viewed?
>
> Thanks,