Re: XP infinite reboot cycle
From: xandervix (xandervix.16sf2e_at_mail.mcse.ms)
Date: 05/24/04
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Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 18:19:14 -0500
I managed to find a fix for this - it had me stumped for days (and I fix
XP machines for a living!).
I had the same deal - clean install of XP Pro, no problems. THen as
soon as I installed SP1a it went into an inifinite reboot cycle, just
as described below. I re-installed XP 3 times, and each time I applied
the service pack, it went into the reboot cycle. I suspect that SP1
was replacing an unsigned driver...
I managed to work around it by re-installing XP Pro (clean install),
then going to Windows Update and applying every critical and security
update EXCEPT Sp1a. Reboot and then install SP1a - success! Still no
idea why (except maybe the driver thing I mentioned). But at least I
can stop pulling out my hair...
Good luck people. :-)
James.
Merseyhawk23 wrote:
> *Hi,
>
> Ok do you see a flash of a blue screen, just before the PC
> reboots?
> If so, i had something very similar happen to me.
> Unfortunately it turned out to be a corrupt boot sector
> (which may need a full reinstall), but you could try the
> following things first.
>
> Boot from the winxp cd, and enter the repair console.
> run CHKDSK, which may be able to fix the problem.
> If not, try FIXMBR (i think)
> Depending on how confident you are with windows, there are
> a few programs that allow you to alter the Master Boot
> Record, but i would only attempt that if you know what you
> are doing.
> If you dont have much data to lose, a reinstall might be
> the easiest solution.
>
> Sorry i cant be more helpful.
>
> John (merseyhawk23)
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, I just installed XP pro on a Dimension XPS R450 (PII
> >450 with 384 mb ram, 20gb hdd, etc).
> >
> >The install went fine. No problems. I ran windows
> update
> >and installed service pack and it runs through a
> >continuous reboot. Gets to the windows XP Pro screen
> (the
> >boot screen) and after a few seconds, blacks out and
> >reboots. even does this in safe mode (command prompt,
> >networking, etc). any ideas what causes this? how to fix
> >without complete re-install. and will i run into this
> >problem again? any drivers i should update before doing
> >the service pack?
> >
> >thanks!
> >J
> >.
> > *
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