System Restore after Shutdown

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After my computer, using Win XP Home, has been shutdown, by way of normal
shutdown, when I start up the next morning I get a screen that ask if I want
to start in "Safe Mode", "Safe Mode with net support", another option, and
"Start Normal". Why am I getting this screen and how do I stop it.
 
Does the system attempt to come up, reboot itself and then stop on this
screen?

Go into system properties (winkey-pause or control panel->system). Go to the
advanced tab, hit the bottom settings button (in the area marked startup and
recovery). On the following properties sheet, uncheck the option to
automatically restart in the system failure options area. In the system
startup area hit the edit button. Copy and paste the contents back here. Do
*NOT* save any changes you either intentionally or accidentally make;
changing anything here wrong will put you in a world of hurt.

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Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
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Yes

-----Original Message-----
Does the system attempt to come up, reboot itself and then stop on this
screen?

Go into system properties (winkey-pause or control panel-
system). Go to the
advanced tab, hit the bottom settings button (in the area marked startup and
recovery). On the following properties sheet, uncheck the option to
automatically restart in the system failure options area. In the system
startup area hit the edit button. Copy and paste the contents back here. Do
*NOT* save any changes you either intentionally or accidentally make;
changing anything here wrong will put you in a world of hurt.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/defa ult.asp|


do I stop it.

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When I tried to boot the computer tonight to disable auto-restart I could not
get the computer to boot, even in Safe Mode. When I looked at the Error Log
on the computer the following messages were given.

I received 2 Error messages from the Error Log:

Disk - The driver detected a controller error on \Device\harddisk0\D.
&
attapi - A parity error was detected on \Device\Ide\IdePort0.
 
That's not good. :-/

You're machine is throwing a serious hardware hit. If it's currently down (I
assume you're posting from a different machine since you said you couldn't
not come up even in safe mode), then how you proceed depends on whether or
not the machine is under warranty or if you're comfortable with working with
hardware yourself. If it's under warranty, get it in for warranty repair. If
you're not comfortable with diving inside the guts of the machine, find some
one that won't charge you an arm and leg. It's possible you simply have a
loose cable, but the hardware's going to have to be checked regardless.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp|
 
Thank you,
You have just confirmed what I expected. The minute I saw
the error messages I knew it was bad and have not been
into the machine yet. The computer was built by a Co.
that I do not consider reputable and is still under
warranty or should be. I will check with my Co. owner to
see how he would like me to proceed and yes we have
stopped using this Co. since I was hired. I do not have a
problem going in, I am A+ certified. Thank you again.
 
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