Windows XP continuously restarts after SP1 is installed

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:46:11 -0700

Try removing all of the unneeded perpherials, drives,
cards, etc from your system (along with excess memory) and
then booting up. If this works, try adding 1 back at a
time. You may have a piece of faulty/incompatible
hardware.

Jeff

>-----Original Message-----
>I have done the repair twice already. There is no flash
>of a blue screen. The computer will run properly until
>SP1 is installed and then the restarting begins again.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Do you see the flash of a "blue screen" just before the
>>restart?
>>
>>You may try doing a repair installation. Boot up with
>the
>>WinXP CD and Install Windows XP (not Repair mode) Then
>on
>>the install Windows XP menu, select Repair on the
>>currently installed version. This will replace the
>files
>>needed to boot the pc, while maintaining the current
>>software configuration on the pc. You will have to
>>reinstall all of the Windows patches/service packs since
>>the version of the CD you are using.
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>The PC will boot up to the Windows XP loading screen,
>>>then restart. It does the same thing when I tell it to
>>>boot up in safe mode. Please email me at
>>>Jason@gatorworks.com with any answers to the problem.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

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