-- Posted by cutie2 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) -- Posted by Death of rats at 4:48 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Your computer is doomed. Get a Mac. -- Posted by Indecisive at 4:48 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 I use to get a blue screen when my hard drive was dying the screen would say something about a memory dump I believe... so maybe your hard drive is dying like mine was -- Posted by deadwood83 at 4:48 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 virus! yar!  goto www.avast.com and get it.  install it somehow. -- Posted by norock at 4:48 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 reboot in safe mode. does it bring you to the screen where you can choose Dos? where it says hit [insert key] for startup menu ? -- Posted by Father McCready at 4:48 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 that happend to mine once, we had to send it out to be fixed -- Posted by deadwood83 at 4:49 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Quote: from Death of rats at 4:48 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Your computer is doomed. Get a Mac. Yay for Mac users!!   Have a mac, love it.  Get a Mac! -- Posted by Ramellan at 4:50 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Quote: from Death of rats at 4:48 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Your computer is doomed. Get a Mac. i agree with Death of rats. -- Posted by cutie2 at 4:54 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 Quote: from norock at 9:48 am on Jan. 23, 2007 reboot in safe mode. does it bring you to the screen where you can choose Dos? where it says hit [insert key] for startup menu ? Nope. Lists a heap of driver files and then sits for a minute as usual - before restarting. -- Posted by anonymous354 at 4:54 pm on Jan. 22, 2007 omg dont get a mac if its the last thing you do -- Posted by masterfultemptation 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 -- Posted by ZenaGirl 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.   -- Posted by Forever Angel 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. -- Posted by espresso8097 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.   -- Posted by cutie2 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? -- Posted by Forever Angel 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. -- Posted by ZenaGirl 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 -- Posted by cutie2 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... :/ -- Posted by Forever Angel 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. -- Posted by cutie2 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. -- Posted by Forever Angel 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? -- Posted by cutie2 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)? _ -- Posted by Forever Angel 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. -- Posted by Forever Angel 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. -- Posted by cutie2 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.