win xp reboots all of a sudden

[tyronepearson]

Without warning while just on my desktop my machine just
starts to reboot and i get this error message.

C:\windows\minidump\mini051504-03.dmp
c:\docume~1\xp\locals~1\temp\werb.tmp.dir00\sysdata.xmi

would it help if i just re-install windows xp or do i have
do the recovery disc ? HELP !!!!!!

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Without warning while just on my desktop my machine just
starts to reboot and i get this error message.

C:\windows\minidump\mini051504-03.dmp
c:\docume~1\xp\locals~1\temp\werb.tmp.dir00\sysdata.xmi

would it help if i just re-install windows xp or do i have
do the recovery disc ? HELP !!!!!!

The sudden reboots are a result of having the option set for the system to
reboot when a fatal error is encountered. You need to disable this option to
give the system the ability to actually display the error message instead of
simply restarting.

Open Control Panel/System/Advanced Tab and in the System Recovery section,
click the Settings Button. In the System Failure section, remove the check
mark from the Automatically Restart option. Make sure there is a check mark
in the Write an event to the system log option.

Next, go to Start/Run, type: eventvwr.msc and press OK. In the Event
Viewer, select Applications and look for any "X" error messages that
correspond to the time you last saw this error. Double click the error to
see the details. Click the small Copy icon on the right side of the error
details dialog to copy the contents and paste this back in a reply to this
message.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

That's just the error dump for reporting, it's not the actual cause.
Start/run eventvwr.msc and check the system and application logs for clues.
Reinstalling (or repair installing, a better bet) may not help, as first you
need to know what is actually wrong.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[dglock]

that sounds like a hardware problem and as such
reinstalling the os won't help.
most likely candidates are, memory modules, graphic
drivers, power supply. also some virus will cause this.
don