Re: Involuntary Rebooting

From: Matt (kingthaddeusmahatmatutankhamenanakinsolomongarindanmottiiii_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/25/04 

Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 20:32:16 -0700

Okay, the instructions on that page don't apply exactly.
However I loaded the XP and made my computer boot from
there first. Then when it got into the Windows XP Setup,
I pressed R for repair (as it was one of the options). It
went through the repair. It flashed something
about "Press enter now for something" but I missed that.
Not sure if that is essential. Anyway, the repai
finished. It gave me a c prompt and said to type "exit"
to reboot. I tried typing "win" to maybe run Windows but
that didn't work. So I typed "exit" and it rebooted and
pulled the same garbage. I REALLY don't want to
repartition. Am I doing something wrong with the repair?
Thanks.

-Matt

>-----Original Message-----
>"Matt"
><kingthaddeusmahatmatutankhamenanakinsolomongarindanmotti
iii@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
>--
>Microsoft MVP
>On-Line Help Computer Service
>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
don't eat much."
>.
>

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