Re: Re: logging on problems...someone please help

From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:02:28 -0600

Press WinKey-Break,(or start/run 'sysdm.cpl'), click Advanced Tab, Start
Up... area, Settings button, Remove check from "Automatically Restart" On
the next reboot, you will be able to read what caused the restart (when it
errors) 

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
marfers notes for windows xp 
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"jabe314" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message 
news:41e6faea$1_2@alt.athenanews.com...
> "Mark L. Ferguson1" wrote:
> > Disable automatic restart on system failure (on SP2): Press F8
> > on restart,
> > and see the menu item to disable auto restart. Restart, and
> > when the STOP
> > message appears, record information needed for further
> > troubleshooting.
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
> > FAQ for MS AntiSpy
> > http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
> > marfers notes for windows xp
> > http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
> > ..
> > "jabe314" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message
> > news:41e5a62a$1_1@alt.athenanews.com...
> > > Heres my problem: When someone else switches users and i
> > decide to log
> > > on to my own name, it automatically restarts my computer,
> > kicking the
> > > person who was still logged on off. Don't understand why
> > this has
> > > happened and no one has switched it to do this. If someone
> > could
> > > please help me figure out this problem it'd be great.
> > Thanks.
> > >
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> thanks for the help but im not seeing anything about disabling
> automatic restart, so if you could explain further or help me more
> that'd be great.