Windows XP keeps restarting

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I have Windows XP installed on my Mac which I have been using fine for a few
months. Now it starting giving me problems. Everytime I log on to it it keeps
restarting after a few seconds or the second I try to start a program. I'm
new to Windows XP... can you tell me what to do?
 
laliforce said:
I have Windows XP installed on my Mac which I have been using fine for a few
months. Now it starting giving me problems. Everytime I log on to it it keeps
restarting after a few seconds or the second I try to start a program. I'm
new to Windows XP... can you tell me what to do?
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Stop the automatic restarting so you can get "The Blue Screen of Death"
which will have a Stop Error on it. Then you can look up the Stop Error
at the link below.

Control Panel>System>Advanced>Startup and Recovery>Settings and under
System Failure uncheck "Automatically Restart".

http://www.aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

You should also try going into Safe Mode to see if the problem continues
there. If it doesn't, then something you have running in Regular Mode is
causing the problem. It could be a program, process, or bad driver. To
get into Safe Mode, you normally repeatedly tap F8 as the machine is
starting up. You didn't say whether you are using Boot Camp or Parallels
so I'm not sure how this will work for you.

If things work well in Safe Mode, do clean-boot troubleshooting to
determine what is causing the issue in Regular Mode.

Clean boot in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

If there is no problem on the Mac side you know it isn't a hardware issue.


Malke
 
Malke

Given the circumstances is this a better option?

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Keep pressing the
F8 key during StartUp and select option - Disable automatic restart on
system failure.

I saw the original post earlier but held back from replying given that
the OP refered to "my mac".

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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
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Gerry said:
Malke

Given the circumstances is this a better option?

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Keep pressing the F8
key during StartUp and select option - Disable automatic restart on
system failure.

I saw the original post earlier but held back from replying given that
the OP refered to "my mac".
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It's exactly what I already told the OP. Look at the first sentence in
my reply to him:

"Stop the automatic restarting so you can get "The Blue Screen of
Death" which will have a Stop Error on it. Then you can look up the
Stop Error at the link below."

Etc.

So you and I are in complete agreement, there. ;-)

Malke
 
Malke

You are misintrepeting what I said.. Put it another way you suggested.

"Control Panel>System>Advanced>Startup and Recovery>Settings and under
System Failure uncheck "Automatically Restart"."

I suggested "Keep pressing the F8 key during StartUp and select
option - Disable automatic restart on system failure."

To implemement your suggestion the user needs to be able access the
Desktop. My suggestion does not require access to the Desktop.

In many situations it makes no difference but there are some where it
does. However, we both know how important it is to know the content of
the Stop Errot message and I just like to increase the chances of
getting it,

--

Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
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