XP continuously restarts

[Marc G]

I am having a problem of XP continuously restarting after
the start up screen appears. This problem appeared during
use. I tried reinstalling Kernel32.dll (as per KB article
310396)but the problem persists. Any other ideas?

 

[Marc G]

To check out a hunch, I renamed my Windows folder and
copied the Windows folder from another machine. Now
Windows does start up but asks for activation and can't
connect to the LAN (different machine and drivers I
guess). But this does tell me that I have at least one
corrupt file. Now to figure out which one...

 

[Kelly]

Hi Marc,

Suggestions:

Use the methods despite the title
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308029

How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP
How to Use Clean Boot Troubleshooting for Windows XP
How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_conflicts.htm

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q307545

How to Disable a Service that Prevents Windows XP from Booting
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q244/9/05.asp

More info here: http://tinyurl.com/22gk4

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am having a problem of XP continuously restarting after
the start up screen appears. This problem appeared during
use.

You have something that is crashing - and the system's 'automatically
restart' is cutting in. Turn this off: in Control Panel - System -
Advanced, click Settings in the Startup and Recovery section. There
uncheck 'automatically restart'. You can also usefully change the
'write debugging information' to (none). You may now get a Blue screen
failure instead, but at least will get some guidance as to what is
happening

Most probable causes are hardware related - quite likely simple
over-heating. Open up and check that the CPU fan is running
enthusiastically. Next probability is trouble with RAM - a good
software test is Memtest86 at www.memtest86.com

Download, run to make its boot floppy, boot that and let it test
overnight