Turn off auto reboot

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Lorne

hi all,
a simple question (as if there is such a thing)... how can i turn off the
auto reboot if i cant get my computer to actually boot up.
i get as far as the screen that has the options for safe mode and normal
start, but the computer just reboots itself from there.

suggestions?

thanks in advance to all
 
Is the CD Drive beening seen in the computer BIOS?

IS it a master or slave? primary or secondary?

Does the light flash on front of drive?
 
If you're still working on that "so-cute" girl/woman's computer, WHY?
If you're not sure what's wrong, it's best to take to a professional and
save face now!!

You could cause more problems than she now has in the long run!!
 
Hi,

If SP2 is installed, then disabling autorestart is one of the boot menu
options.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
If this is what you're talking about!!
F8 Safe Mode Options
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt

Enable Boot Logging
Enable VGA Mode
Last Known Good Configuration
directorty Services Restore Mode
Debugging Mode
Disable auto restart on system failure

Start Windows Normally
Reboot
Return to OS Choices Menu

CHOOSE "Disable auto restart on system failure"!!
 
Ok Dixonian69...
i was able to turn off the reboot from the F8 menu
and low and behold teh BSOD with the following stop error:

0x0000007B (0xc0000034, 0xc00000000)

(and she is just too cute to say I couldn't help... besides, even if i cant
fix her computer, im making her one hell of a dinner tonite!!!! ) ;-)
 
Lorne said:
hi all,
a simple question (as if there is such a thing)... how can i turn off the
auto reboot if i cant get my computer to actually boot up.
i get as far as the screen that has the options for safe mode and normal
start, but the computer just reboots itself from there.

suggestions?

thanks in advance to all
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Windows XP logon screen does not appear and the computer continuously
restarts
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310396
 
Well. It looks like you are finally making some progress!!!

Good Luck on the dinner date ( less important matter, the computer problem).

Happy New Year to you and you're prospect friend.
 
still haven't identified the problem with the unbootable cd drive, though.

It may haunt you yet!!
 
Lorne said:
THANK YOU!!
looks like its gonna be a good new years!!!

:-)
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Does that mean you got her PC fixed, the dinner date was a home run, or
both? Curious minds want to know ;)

Steve N.
 
Steve said:
Does that mean you got her PC fixed, the dinner date was a home run, or
both? Curious minds want to know ;)

Steve N.
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lol...on the other hand some things are better left a mystery.
 
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