I have a strange problem. My PC works totally normally other than the fact that it wlll not boot to safe mode. Whenever I get to the safe
mode login screen and click on either of the two normal users or the
administrator icon, the PC reboots itself a few seconds later. It will
also do this after a short time if I simply don't log in to anyone at
all! Very occasionally just before it reboots it flashes up an error
message from which I can only grab the words "a problem is
preventing". Googling this suggests a problem reading the licence file
i.e. product activation, however why would the PC still work when
normally booting up if there was a licence or activation problem?
I'm running XP Home SP2 with Norton AV2003 (all definitions up to
date).
Re: XP SP3 Cripples Some PCs With Endless Reboots ...Continual reboots or can only boot into Safe Mode after installing WinXP SP3?... You receive a "Stop 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based computer ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Inadvertant reboots ...MS-MVP Windows Shell/User... Antivirus would not run safe mode....interactive map again. ...experiencing random reboots of my system. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Server Down ... On boot get lsass.exe "When trying to update a password the return ... and system reboots.... Same situation in safe mode.... Ran msconfig again to allow some services but refused to allow me to change ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Spyware ... I have tried to run MS malware removal tool in safe mode and it does not find anything, I have tried to run Win defender in safe mode nothing. ... I can not run a scan in standard mode because it reboots the system. ... I have to disable the spyware scanner and real time protection in order for the system not to reboot. ... The bootscan will run before Windows starts, so most malware can't get control of it. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Inadvertant reboots ... I have unchecked the restart as you described and will see what ... Choosing recovery actions if Windows stops unexpectedly.... You might want to start in Safe Mode to run your antivirus and anti-spyware ...random reboots of my system. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
