Re: reboot after mup.sys

I just repaired a pc this morning with the same issue.
There are several things that can cause it. I have repaired at least 4
other pcs with the same issue by testing the RAM and found one or
several sticks bad. Try starting the pc with just one stick at a
time. I don't know how many sticks you have. Use one stick in the
slot closest to the processor. If it doesn't work take that stick out
and try another one.

You might want to try one of these software memory testing apps. I
use a couple of different ones but here are two that work and they are
FREE also.

1) Memtest86+: http://www.memtest.org/
2) Microsoft: http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp#top

I have used both of these successfully.



On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:07:54 -0000, lawpoop@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello all -

I had a problem with my main computer where it would boot extremely
slowly, and sometimes reboot during startup. After progressively
escalating problems, the machine finally refused to boot off of the
disk. After trail-and-error testing the IDE disk, motherboard, and IDE
cable, I decided that the problem was the motherboard, and replaced
it.

Now the machine boots to the drive okay, but the machine reboots
during startup. After seeing what was loading, I discovered that the
machine reboots during a slight pause after it says it's loading
mup.sys.

Of course, I can't boot into the machine to troubleshoot it; it
reboots no matter what mode I boot into. Unfortunately I don't have a
rescue disk. My installation CD has disappeared after several moves.

What might be causing this reboot?

If bet my problematic windows system disk on another system, is there
a way I can edit the registry on it?
.

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