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Corrupt user accounts, Windows restarts

 
 
TC
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      23rd Jun 2008
A few months ago, for no apparent reason, Windows began restarting everytime
I logged in. I had not installed any new software or hardware. I managed to
create a new user account, which seemed to work fine. After about a month the
same problem occured. This problem has continued ever since. Every new
account I create works for about a month, then Windows restarts everytime I
sign in. How do I stop this?

*OS is XP SP2
 
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Gerry
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      23rd Jun 2008
TC

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Please post a copy of the Error Reports appearing in the
System log in Event Viewer relating to the problem.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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TC wrote:
> A few months ago, for no apparent reason, Windows began restarting
> everytime I logged in. I had not installed any new software or
> hardware. I managed to create a new user account, which seemed to
> work fine. After about a month the same problem occured. This problem
> has continued ever since. Every new account I create works for about
> a month, then Windows restarts everytime I sign in. How do I stop
> this?
>
> *OS is XP SP2



 
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Patrick Keenan
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      23rd Jun 2008
"TC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5300C56A-2222-4A54-B27E-(E-Mail Removed)...
>A few months ago, for no apparent reason, Windows began restarting
>everytime
> I logged in. I had not installed any new software or hardware. I managed
> to
> create a new user account, which seemed to work fine. After about a month
> the
> same problem occured. This problem has continued ever since. Every new
> account I create works for about a month, then Windows restarts everytime
> I
> sign in. How do I stop this?
>
> *OS is XP SP2


You need to examine the problem reports, and also the system usage. If the
corruption is a regular thing, this can indicate a subtle hardware failure -
RAM or hard disk.

So the next question is, how current are your backups?

HTH
-pk

 
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