Windows xp keeps rebooting

[Mark Taylor]

When sitting idle my pc (win xp)reboots every 20 minutes.
I've tried disableing norton firewall/antivirus,
disconecting the DSL modem and closing all running
programs to see if any one of them was causing the
problem, but it still keeps rebooting. I have run a full
system scan with my antivirus software, to check if a
virus had contaminated my pc. But nothing solves the
problem. I have even used "system restore" to restore my
setting back to 2 weeks before this problem started but
still nothing. This is driving me insane and i would be
grateful if anyone could offer me any advice. Many
thanks .... Mark

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

When sitting idle my pc (win xp)reboots every 20 minutes.
I've tried disableing norton firewall/antivirus,
disconecting the DSL modem and closing all running
programs to see if any one of them was causing the
problem, but it still keeps rebooting. I have run a full
system scan with my antivirus software, to check if a
virus had contaminated my pc. But nothing solves the
problem. I have even used "system restore" to restore my
setting back to 2 weeks before this problem started but
still nothing. This is driving me insane and i would be
grateful if anyone could offer me any advice. Many
thanks .... Mark

Mark

The system is encountering a fatal error and you have the option set for it
to automatically restart when this occurs. Open Control
Panel/System/Advanced tab/Start Up and Recovery section/Settings button.
Remove the check mark from the Automatically Restart option. This will allow
the error to be displayed the next time it occurs.

You might also want to go to Start/Run and type: eventvwr.msc and press
OK. In the event Viewer, click on each of the items in the left side menu
and look for any Red X error messages that correspond to the last time this
behavior happened. Double click the entry to see the details of the error.
This may give you a clue as to program/hardware is causing the problem.

Another thing to look at is Start/Run, type: msinfo32 and press OK.
Expand the Components item and click on the Problem Devices. If there is an
entry for a hardware device there, it could be where the problem is coming
from.

Some other issues that may apply:

Computer Stops or Continually Restarts With ATI RADEON Video Adapter:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318023&FR=1

HOW TO: Troubleshoot the Video Adapter Driver in Safe Mode in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=292460&FR=1

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP-Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

My computer did this awhile ago and come to find out I had
the blaster worm and had to install the patch from
microsoft.