Re: Involuntary Rebooting

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From: Ron Martell (ron_at_onlinehelp.bc.ca)
Date: 05/24/04


Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 21:22:15 GMT


"Matt"
<kingthaddeusmahatmatutankhamenanakinsolomongarindanmottiiii@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>My computer froze the other day and when I restarted it,
>it wouldn't load Windows XP. It would go to the black
>screen that shows the Windows XP logo and the loading
>bar. But then it immediately flashes a small blue screen
>for a split-second, then reboots. It does this every
>time. It happened the other day, but I managed to get
>past it somehow. Now I can't get past it, and this time
>it's asking me how I want to start Windows: the 3
>different Safe Modes, Normal Open, or Last Best Known
>Setting. No matter which one I try, it reboots. At one
>point it wouldn't even go to the loading screen, it would
>say "No hard disk recognized, press F1 to try again or F2
>to go to setup." I let it sit overnight and it at least
>went back to the continuous rebooting. My guess is it's
>some sort of virus, but how can I get rid of this?! ANY
>help would be much appreciated! Thanks!!

If you cannot get Windows to boot using any of the options on the
Startup Menu then your next option is to do a Repair Install as per
the instructions at http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

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