re-booting

[Guest]

My computer is rebooting itself during start-up. Attempts
to use the Windows 2000 CD has not helped.

The computer is asking if I want to check my c drive, yet
comes back with no problems

Any ideas?


Jim

 

[S.J.Haribabu]

Hi,

Possible reasons for the subject disaster are:

1.A fatal system error (STOP error) causes the computer to stop and the
Automatically Reboot option is enabled in Control Panel / Startup/Shutdown.

2. Pagefile.sys is smaller than the amount of physical memory installed in
the computer or there is not enough free space to write the Memory.dmp.

To help resolve these problems, install another copy of Windows NT on a
Different Drive or Partition or Folder. Run Regedt32 and select
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Load the original System hive (see tip 182) and set
AutoReboot to 0 in each ControlSet at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSetxxx\Control\CrashControl

Collapse the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subkey and unload the hive. With AutoReboot
disabled, you may be able to research the stop message.

If the problem is an improperly sized pagefile, load the System hive as
above and edit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSetxxx\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management

Set the pagefile to at least RAM + 12meg by double clicking PagingFiles
which should be a REG_MULTI_SZ type and formated like:

<drive>:\pagefile.sys nnn nnn

where each drive is a separate line and nnn nnn is the minimum and maximum
pagefile size. Do not set it greater than the available free space. Edit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSetxxx\Control\CrashControl and set
CrashDumpEnabled to 1.

Collapse the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subkey and unload the hive.

Restart your original installation. A dump should be written to the
pagefile. Boot the new alternate install and use dumpchk.exe -v or
dumpexam.exe (CD-ROM debug folder or updated from a service pack) to read
the NewNTFolder\Memory.dmp to help resolve the problem

Thanks,

(e-mail address removed)

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[randy]

check all your cables to your power supply and hd.Is
something shorting out your power? examine with a fine
tooth comb. Is the option checked "shut down" rather
than "restart". disble disk check-right click on C, then
properties