PC reboots on startup
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:00 pmI had a PC that would not start in either SAFE mode or Normal mode. It would start with the Windows XP sign then a quick BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) and it would reboot. ie continuously reboots
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My Solution.
I ran a memory test using a MEMTEST86 bootable CD and this passed.
http://www.memtest86.com/download.html
I booted off the Windows XP CD and selected R at the first screen prompt to get into the Recovery console, then ran CHKDSK C:/R to check the drive for errors. It completed saying that errors were fixed.
The PC could now start normally, the PC had a Western Digital 750Mb Hard Disk, I downloaded the Western Digital LifeGuard program and installed and ran a Short test which failed then a Long Test which passed.
Check out this site 10 Things you can do when XP wont boot
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6031733.html
When Windows XP begins to boot up and you see the message Please select the operating system to start or hear the single beep, press [F8] to display the Windows Advanced Options Menu. Then, select the Disable The Automatic Restart On System Failure item and press [Enter]. Now, Windows XP will hang up when it encounters the error and with any luck, it will display a stop message you can use to diagnose the problem.
My Solution.
I ran a memory test using a MEMTEST86 bootable CD and this passed.
http://www.memtest86.com/download.html
I booted off the Windows XP CD and selected R at the first screen prompt to get into the Recovery console, then ran CHKDSK C:/R to check the drive for errors. It completed saying that errors were fixed.
The PC could now start normally, the PC had a Western Digital 750Mb Hard Disk, I downloaded the Western Digital LifeGuard program and installed and ran a Short test which failed then a Long Test which passed.