Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic My computer keep restarting, help? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post cutie2 Posted at 4:47 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 I turn my computer on, it goes through all the motions (I've got Windows XP), shows the happy little logo while it starts - and then suddenly flicks on a blue screen of death for a split second (with a small amount of writing on it but I can't read it that fast) and restarts. It does it all again, and I think it would just keep doing it. It does it when I tell it to use the most recent settings that worked, and in safe mode it just does it quicker. I tried running it from the Windows CD but I'm not sure I did that properly. If you think that's worth a try I'll give it another go. Does this sort of thing sound familiar to anyone? I don't know if it's software, hardware, a virus. (I'm using Mum's comp to post this)

Replies cutie2 Posted at 11:51 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 I can't handle it so we've got a guy coming in tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for the help, Forever Angel and everyone who didn't brag about their mac.   Forever Angel Posted at 7:46 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Wait until it says something about having found a previous installation of "Windows" and what would you like to do..... that's when you pick repair..... it's been awhile since I've had to do this, sorry. Forever Angel Posted at 7:42 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Ah, yes, that's the screen for going into "system recovery".... some where you said yes when you should have said no..... unless you have a known system restore point, I'd cancel and start again with the repair attempt. cutie2 Posted at 7:35 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Oh. Like a command prompt screen. Black, and it says: The recovery console provides system repair and recovery functionality. Type EXIT to quit the recovery console and restart the computer. Which windows installation would you like to log onto (to cancel, press ENTER)? _ Forever Angel Posted at 7:31 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Your setup must be a little different from mine. I have a dual boot system that brings up a screen that shows the two OpSys's that I've installed and the last one is the one on top. What does your screen look like? cutie2 Posted at 7:17 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 On top? So, er, do I type a number? Sorry, I'm on really unfamiliar ground here. Forever Angel Posted at 7:11 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Whichever one that's on top....... at least to start...... apparently you didn't repair the old one, you simply added a second installation. cutie2 Posted at 7:08 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 I'm repairing windows, if I can. Er... when it says "which windows installation would you like to log onto", can anybody tell me what to type? As far as I know we don't HAVE more than one... :/ ZenaGirl Posted at 5:35 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Hey when you smart guys finish here you can work on my problem- http://www.golivewire.com/forums/peer-447939-support-0.html Forever Angel Posted at 5:16 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 I think it does a quick scan before it starts loading, at least in the area it's going to put the operating system files. If there hasn't been any corruption to the info on the hard drive, repairing the OPSYS, should leave the previous setup intact. cutie2 Posted at 5:13 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 If I run it from the CD, and it gives three options: - set up windows xp - repair windows xp installation - quit ... will repairing repairing the installation cause me to lose files? espresso8097 Posted at 5:00 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 This is exactly what happened to me like 2 weeks ago.  Backup all your files via making the HDD into an external with enclosure or Linux LiveCD and burning.  Once backed up you get to reinstall Windows and that stop the screen.   Forever Angel Posted at 4:58 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Restart it again, when it comes up with the message about "setup" hit the "delete" key... at least that's what it is on mine... find the page for boot order and set it to boot from CD. Then put the Windows disk in and reboot. At some point it should say something about "hit any key to boot from CD"...... hit any key... That should allow you to reload your OPSYS. ZenaGirl Posted at 4:57 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Quote: from Death of rats at 7:48 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Your computer is doomed. Get a Mac. Don’t you love the tech help you get here at LW?  Every time I’ve pose a tech problem I get a bunch of useless answers that don’t help at all.   masterfultemptation Posted at 4:55 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 I'm assuming by all the other replies, nobody actually fully read your topic. Anyway, this could be an error on your hard drive.  I advise you run a disk scan via starting your computer in DOS prompt.  The reason your computer is rebooting as soon as it blue screen is because this is a setting you have (or someone has) set on your computer.  I'm not sure off hand where to change this, but try looking in BIOS settings; though, I'm not sure if you'll find it there.  Anyway, try this, and see if the disk scan comes up with any hard drive errors. Edit: I forgot; in case you don't know, the dos command to do this scan is SCANDISK Good luck, let me know how it turns out Most recent 15 of 24 previous replies displayed.