computer restarts

[Doug]

I am using winXp home edition. After the computer starts and I get to the
sign on screen the computer will restart by its self. This also happens if
you get a chance to log on it will restart by its self. I went into safe
mode and it works fine. I unchecked everything in the msconfig start up and
did not help any.

Thanks

 

[Doug]

I went into my computer, properties and unchecked the automatic startup.
Computer still restarts. No new hardware or software has been installed. No
dialog box when it restarts.
Doug

 

[Jeff]

In my experience...... since DOS 3. .... I've dealt with several PC's that
suffered spontaneous restart problem.
The most common cause has been overheating, because of dust, or defective
HSF or case fan.
You might also see this problem if the PC is severally infested with
spyware, virus or a Trojan.

Jeff

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

I am using winXp home edition. After the computer starts and I get to the

sign on screen the computer will restart by its self. This also happens if
you get a chance to log on it will restart by its self. I went into safe
mode and it works fine. I unchecked everything in the msconfig start up and
did not help any.

Do you see a screen that tells you Windows is shutting down and there
is a count-down?

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

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maybe you can use
the trick provided
near the end of this
post.

however it might work better
if you skip the login
screen you are using
and set windows to
automatically log you in
instead. here are
the instructions on
how to do it via
safemode:

http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&form=MSHOME&setlang=en-US&q=automatic+login

also, while in safemode
go ahead and delete all
the contents of your prefectch
folder - located in the windows
directory. also, be sure
your virtual memory is not
set to zero or automatic.

set it to a fixed size with
an initial size of 2. the
max (recommended) size is
provided for you by windows
near the bottom that dialog window.

afterwards, if you still
can't login into normal mode
try this trick:

press and hold down the
shift key almost instantly
after you select the normal
boot from the boot menu.

continue to hold the shift
key down until the desktop
icons begin to load.

it will take longer than usual to get
to the desktop because the shift
key cancels out all the processes
that are preloading.

the point of this trick is
to get you onto the desktop
instead of rebooting.

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[VanguardLH]

in message

I am using winXp home edition. After the computer starts and I get to
the sign on screen the computer will restart by its self. This also
happens if you get a chance to log on it will restart by its self. I
went into safe mode and it works fine. I unchecked everything in the
msconfig start up and did not help any.

Run msconfig.exe and disable all startup items. Reboot. Does it
start okay now? If so, reenable each item one at a time until the
forced reboot occurs.

And we in Usenet care about your mailbox spam protection why? Remove
the spam signature from your posts, especially since this is Usenet,
not e-mail. Spamifying your posts means YOUR posts are spam.

 

[Doug]

No there is not a count down screen.
I have disabled all startups and it still does it.

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

No there is not a count down screen.

I have disabled all startups and it still does it.

Ok, so it just to be clear: It DOES go through a shut-down or does it
just power-off totally? Do you already have service pack 2 installed
and ALL updates from Windows update?

- Thee Chicago Wolf

 

[VanguardLH]

No there is not a count down screen.
I have disabled all startups and it still does it.

If you disabled all startup items using msconfig.exe (when booting
into safe mode) but the reboot on startup still occurs when booting
into normal mode: (1) You need to update your video drivers (but some
setup programs for video software won't run under Safe Mode, yeah, go
figure); or, (2) You're infected with something that uses one of the
startup locations that the limited msconfig.exe cannot handle (so try
using AutoRuns from SysInternals for a more comprehensive list of
startup locations).