WinXP Pro and constant reboots

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:30:21 -0800

Try pressing the RESET button during bootup to force
windows to give you the startup options and select safe
mode from there. If it doesn't do it the first time,try
again and it should work. Roxio CD Creator 5 can cause
reboot problems but usually only when trying to shut down.

Peter
>-----Original Message-----
>I had windows xp professional running for a few days
without problems. Last
>night the last time. No change on my part since then.
This morning the
>desktop (that is where the XP Pro is) does the POST, it
comes to the
>desktop, it checks the NOD32 Anti Virus program, it
shows the desktop and
>all icons, then it starts reboot.
>
>Shutting the machine down for awhile and then starting
up results in the
>same.
>
>This is a new system Intel 4 , 2.8Ghz 512 MB and Win XP
Pro.
>
>Also, pressing F8 does not get me to Safe boot like I
can on this laptop
>with Win XP Home.
>
>How can I do that?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>
>.
>