Is there a BOOT LOG

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Can anyone tell me if there is such a thing as a BOOT LOG to keep track of
when the system is re-booted. I am asking this because it seems that every
once in a while Windows XP decides to re-boot itself, unsolicited......
 
Choosing recovery actions if Windows stops unexpectedly

Right click My Computer | Properties | Advanced tab |
Click the Settings button under Startup and Recovery |
Under System Failure | UNCheck: Automatically restart |
OK |Apply | OK

[[Specifies whether Windows will automatically reboot whenever the system
stops unexpectedly.
You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to set
recovery options.]]

Event Viewer.

To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427

There is also an actual BOOTLOG option.

Start | Run | Type: msconfig | OK |
Boot.ini tab | select /BOOTLOG | Apply | OK

/bootlog = Enables boot logging to a file called systemroot\Ntbtlog.txt.

C:\WINDOWS\Ntbtlog.txt

/BOOTLOG - This option tells Windows XP to log everything it does during the
boot process to the c:\windows\ntbtlog.txt file. This can be useful for
diagnosing startup problems by seeing exactly where the boot process is
hanging.

Boot Logging
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...windows/xp/all/reskit/en-us/prmb_tol_rpsc.asp
 
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