RE: Windows XP reset on start-up

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From: Fido (Fido_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:33:02 -0800

Have there been any recent hardware changes made to the computer? Is the
computer a Dell By chance?

"SmallBusGuy" wrote:

> Randomly, during Windows start-up my computer restarts itself trys restarting
> windows. This occurs while the Windows XP splash screen is displayed and the
> progress bar about 3/4 of the way down the screen is moving back and forth.
> The progress bar stops moving and the computer immediately restarts.
> Sometimes it will get to the Windows XP splash screen and continue and other
> times it will get there and restart again and again. Usually after 3 or 4
> restarts it completes properly. I have run virus scans, and ad-ware scans
> with nothing found. SP2 has been installed. Any thoughts would be
> appreciated.

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