Re: Windows Keeps Restarting
From: LouisG (imnot_at_home.com)
Date: 10/25/04
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 17:18:07 -0500
"Ron Bogart" <ripSPAM@SUXtbit.net> wrote in
news:eLiu1vtuEHA.908@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl:
> In news:Xns958D48E79423011241959@216.196.97.142,
> LouisG <imnot@home.com> did some thinking and came up with these
> words:
>> A friends having a problem and i think i might know whats wrong but
>> would like to hear other suggestions.
>>
>> He's running a p4 2.0ghz with 1024 megs of ram a cd player and a cd
>> rewriter , and a 128 mg video card.
>>
>> Recently his machine has been acting up ,, not making it past the
>> post screen and then when it does it gets to the Windows Xp screen
>> and then reboots on its own.
>>
>> This just started on Friday ,, the only change to his machine was a
>> complete format and new install of Xp along with upgrading the ram
>> from 256 to the now 1024 and replaced his 64 mg video card with the
>> 128mg card , and installed all updates including sp2.
>>
>> I'm leaning towards a not powerful enough power supply ,, but was
>> wondering if anyone else had any suggestions?
>>
>> All are appreciated ,,and yes i have done a search of previous posts
>> and have collected some ideas , but most really don't seem to help or
>> apply to his situation.
>>
>> Thanks, Gord
>
> If they added memory and video card, possible that the video card
> doesn't have the correct drivers loaded and is bombing out. What
> happens if you boot into safe mode and uninstall the video card and
> then reboot?
>
wouldn't that be a problem though right from the start , i mean right
after the card was installed?? this machine ran fine for about a week and
a half after the upgrade to the card and memory.
he tried booting into safe mode and nothing happens ,,can't go anywhere
,,i had it over here after he started to complain about it not booting
properly and not having keyboard support ,,he was using a usb keyboard
and i brought it over to my bench and hooked it up , but with a ps2
keyboard and it booted fine about 5-6 times ,, he picked it up took it
home and it booted once with his usb keyboard and then wouldn't boot
again , he tried a ps2 keyboard and it booted to the xp screeen and then
started it's looping.
I just got the machine here and i tried the following ,, boot to safe
mode ,nope ,,remove one stick of ram at a time ,,nope ,,take out video
card ,,nope ,, removed both cd rom's ,nope ,,,,,,
anything else to try or could it still be the power supply ,,its a
260watt supply ,, but you would think with all the power hogs taken out
that it would still boot it okay.
Gord
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