Windows XP wouldn't boot up

[Guest]

Last night I tried to boot up and kept being taken to the screen that says
Windows had a shut down problem, then it has a list of options to choose
from, normal boot, safe mode, etc. I have tried all the options and all my
computer ever does is a constant reboot. I finally was able to "break in"
and do a system restore. After the restore, the computer did the same thing.
Does anyone have any ideas? I run E-trust software for viruses, firewall
and spyware.

 

[Guest]

Check the temperature of the CPU. It should not be too hot to touch. The fan
may have failed.

 

[Guest]

The computer had been off for 8 hours prior to trying to boot up. I did
check the temp. it was at 101 F

 

[heparsons1991]

Last night I tried to boot up and kept being taken to the screen that says
Windows had a shut down problem, then it has a list of options to choose
from, normal boot, safe mode, etc. I have tried all the options and all my
computer ever does is a constant reboot. I finally was able to "break in"
and do a system restore. After the restore, the computer did the same thing.
Does anyone have any ideas? I run E-trust software for viruses, firewall
and spyware.

I am having the same problems but I have not even figured out how to
do a system restore. Any ideas?

 

[Anna]

Last night I tried to boot up and kept being taken to the screen that says
Windows had a shut down problem, then it has a list of options to choose
from, normal boot, safe mode, etc. I have tried all the options and all
my
computer ever does is a constant reboot. I finally was able to "break in"
and do a system restore. After the restore, the computer did the same
thing.
Does anyone have any ideas? I run E-trust software for viruses, firewall
and spyware.

Sherrie51:
There are so many problems - both hardware & software - that could be
causing this problem that it's virtually impossible to provide you with any
focused help based on the information you've provided. So...

1. Tell us something about the computer you're using. Desktop? Laptop? Make
& model. Stuff along those lines, OK?

2. Is this an OEM-branded machine, e.g., HP, Compaq, Dell, etc.? Do you have
a retail copy of the XP installation CD or merely a "recovery" disk? If you
have an XP installation CD are you able to boot to it so that it gets to its
opening screen? If you haven't tried that, do so just to see what happens.

3. Did the problem arise just "out-of-the-blue"? One moment the system was
working just fine - it booted without incident and functioned without
problems of *any* kind - and then this?

4. Any hardware or software changes recently made that you think might -
just might - be causing this problem?

5. How were you able to "break in" to access System Recovery? Through Safe
Mode? Or "Last Known Good Configuration"? Or just a normal boot? You weren't
able to accomplish this again? Or can you?

6. Do you have *any* clue whatsoever as to what might be causing this
problem?

7. Have you backed up your data? If worse comes to worse and you can't
repair the system in order to get back to its original state just before the
problem occurred - is a fresh install of the XP OS (understanding that you
will lose all the data currently on the drive) an option?

8. I assume you have another computer available to you since you're posting
this message. Assuming there's important user-created data on your problem
HDD that you really need, like important documents, photos, etc., would you
(or someone) be able to install your HDD on that other computer as a
secondary HDD and at least copy those important files in the meantime?
Anna

 

[Guest]

I had the same thing happen to me and I think it was cuz I got all the
microsoft updates...I only got a few on my fresh install and it works fine,
but anything after SP2 just screws with my system for some reason. I have a
legal copy so thats not the problem. Dunno if this helps any but maybe
someone can tell us why it does that?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Seems like it would recover using system restore if it were the updates.

 

[Guest]

Hey, Im having the exact same problem and cannot figure out how to fix it.
I'm only able to access anything via safe mode. ughhh, so frustrating. do you
use a fujitsu? that's what i've got. have you found out what's wrong yet? i'm
still searching... don't think it has anything to do with a fan....

 

[Guest]

i am having the exact same problem! i can only access this through safe mode
and i cannot figure out how to fix this. have you found out anything yet?? do
you use a fujitsu? that's what i've got... ah man. good luck and keep me
posted!