I'Mad said:
For a week now every time I try to logoff, my computer reboots half way
throuhg the process.
What can I do to solve this problem?
Could some files or the registry be corrupted?
Thank you,
Ivan
Follow steps 1 through 5 in the Recovery Settings section of this article:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/russel_02may13.mspx
That will allow a "blue screen of death" (BSOD) instead of a reboot upon a
fatal error occurring. Note, in detail, what the complaint is on the BSOD.
Also in that same System Failure settings section, assure that the event
gets written to the system log, so that it should show up in the System
section of the Event Viewer, and thereafter note the Source, the Category,
and the Event ID number, and also look at the Description there for the
associated problem. These 2 things might help give some clues as to what is
really going on.
If your XP is at SP1 level and you have any retail version of the same kind
of XP (Home or Pro, has to be the same type and also a SP1 XP CD), a
borrowed one is ok, then you can use these commands from a cmd box after
booting to the Recovery Console from the CD:
sfc /purgecache
sfc /scannow
sfc /purgecache
exit
Those sfc commands, above, will cause any damaged or improperly replaced
essential system files to be restored from the SP1 version of the XP CD. Do
not try this once SP2 comes out or if you already have the non-official SP2,
as I've *no* idea if the current way sfc is used from a SP1 CD would work
properly or not with SP2 installed (you've been warned).
Even if the above sfc stuff is ok to use in your case, it might not work if
the HDD is corrupted. So maybe before even doing that sfc stuff it might be
best to boot to the Recovery Console (from the that same XP CD if needed)
and then issue these commands:
chkdsk c: /R
exit
That will do a 5 stage check of the HDD and files integrity, including for
bad sectors. It might take a long time for it to finish; it depends on the
CPU speed, HDD speed, RAM, HDD size, number of files, etc. Don't be
impatient if no HDD activity seems to be occurring during this time, it
almost surely is not crashed.
Do not perform any other actions other than to boot into Recovery Console
from a "borrowed" CD, and then usage of the sfc commands. Doing *any* type
of install from a XP CD that is not the same *exact* CD that was used to
install the current XP can result in XP lockout, recoverable only by buying
the retail version of XP-Pro or by getting the XP-Pro OEM upgrade if XP came
installed by the OEM. My above comment about SP2 is reiterated, and so is
the warning.
