continuous rebooting of computer

I just had the pleasure of running updates and allowing microsoft to tell me
what I need to keep my computer updated. Now my computer boots up and after
the intial microsoft XP screen I get a millisecond of blue screen before my
system reboots itself - OVER AND OVER. I try to hit delete to get to
ANYTHING other than rebooting and THAT does not even work. I can't hit F8 as
windows loads. NOTHING. My system just keeps rebooting over and over and
over. Can someone please assist me with this problem. Frustration is about
to turn to seething anger and I am tempted to buy APPLE computers to replace
my four systems.

seadoctor wrote:
>I just had the pleasure of running updates and allowing microsoft to tell
>me
> what I need to keep my computer updated. Now my computer boots up and
> after
> the intial microsoft XP screen I get a millisecond of blue screen before
> my
> system reboots itself - OVER AND OVER. I try to hit delete to get to
> ANYTHING other than rebooting and THAT does not even work. I can't hit F8
> as
> windows loads. NOTHING. My system just keeps rebooting over and over and
> over. Can someone please assist me with this problem. Frustration is
> about
> to turn to seething anger and I am tempted to buy APPLE computers to
> replace
> my four systems.


You hit F8 before Windows starts loading..

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--

I tried that and NOTHING is working. When I hit F8 it keeps right on loading
and acts like I haven't hit any keys. It gets to the windows logo and then a
blue screen of death FLASHES for less than a quarter of a second and POOF its
gone. Then the system reboots, AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I can't use any
keys at all.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> seadoctor wrote:
> >I just had the pleasure of running updates and allowing microsoft to tell
> >me
> > what I need to keep my computer updated. Now my computer boots up and
> > after
> > the intial microsoft XP screen I get a millisecond of blue screen before
> > my
> > system reboots itself - OVER AND OVER. I try to hit delete to get to
> > ANYTHING other than rebooting and THAT does not even work. I can't hit F8
> > as
> > windows loads. NOTHING. My system just keeps rebooting over and over and
> > over. Can someone please assist me with this problem. Frustration is
> > about
> > to turn to seething anger and I am tempted to buy APPLE computers to
> > replace
> > my four systems.
>
>
> You hit F8 before Windows starts loading..
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
>
>
>

Hi,

If you can't hit the DEL key upon rebooting to go into BIOS then I would say
that you haven't got an O/S issue. In other words it sounds like there is an
issue hardware wise with the pc before it gets to the point of loading
windows. I have had that before with a faulty reset connector on a
motherboard, so I just removed the reset connector from the motherboard pins
entirely and yep the pc stopped rebooting.

Sounds like a big coincidence if it happens around the time of your windows
updates though hey? Stranger things have happened, but it is worth a look.

I hope that helps some...

Cheers,
Trevor.


"seadoctor" <> wrote in message
news:24ECC731-A70C-4E1D-89EF-...
>I tried that and NOTHING is working. When I hit F8 it keeps right on
>loading
> and acts like I haven't hit any keys. It gets to the windows logo and then
> a
> blue screen of death FLASHES for less than a quarter of a second and POOF
> its
> gone. Then the system reboots, AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I can't use any
> keys at all.
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
>> seadoctor wrote:
>> >I just had the pleasure of running updates and allowing microsoft to
>> >tell
>> >me
>> > what I need to keep my computer updated. Now my computer boots up and
>> > after
>> > the intial microsoft XP screen I get a millisecond of blue screen
>> > before
>> > my
>> > system reboots itself - OVER AND OVER. I try to hit delete to get to
>> > ANYTHING other than rebooting and THAT does not even work. I can't hit
>> > F8
>> > as
>> > windows loads. NOTHING. My system just keeps rebooting over and over
>> > and
>> > over. Can someone please assist me with this problem. Frustration is
>> > about
>> > to turn to seething anger and I am tempted to buy APPLE computers to
>> > replace
>> > my four systems.
>>
>>
>> You hit F8 before Windows starts loading..
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>>
>>
>>

On Mon, 23 May 2005 19:25:01 -0700, seadoctor <> wrote:

>I just had the pleasure of running updates and allowing microsoft to tell me
>what I need to keep my computer updated. Now my computer boots up and after
>the intial microsoft XP screen I get a millisecond of blue screen before my
>system reboots itself - OVER AND OVER. I try to hit delete to get to
>ANYTHING other than rebooting and THAT does not even work. I can't hit F8 as
>windows loads. NOTHING. My system just keeps rebooting over and over and
>over. Can someone please assist me with this problem. Frustration is about
>to turn to seething anger and I am tempted to buy APPLE computers to replace
>my four systems.

Turn the computer off. Unplug it from the wall outlet if you must.
Wait a few seconds and plug it back in.
Turn the PC back on and listen for the BIOS POST 'beep'. As soon as you hear that beep, press
and HOLD the F8 key down.

The fact that you're getting the initial XP screem rules out the BIOS as the problem.
The problem is your timing. If necessary, press the reset button when you see the XP screen and
start over. You probably just have a fast processor and you need the OS boot to see the F8
request.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;310396
Windows XP Logon Screen Does not Appear and the Computer Continuously Restarts

seadoctor wrote:
> I just had the pleasure of running updates and allowing microsoft to
> tell me what I need to keep my computer updated. Now my computer
> boots up and after the intial microsoft XP screen I get a millisecond
> of blue screen before my system reboots itself - OVER AND OVER. I
> try to hit delete to get to ANYTHING other than rebooting and THAT
> does not even work. I can't hit F8 as windows loads. NOTHING. My
> system just keeps rebooting over and over and over. Can someone
> please assist me with this problem. Frustration is about to turn to
> seething anger and I am tempted to buy APPLE computers to replace my
> four systems.

hi,

seadoctor's problem is the same with mine. but i can hit f8 to go to safe
mode but it reboots after a blue screen in a second or two. i've red a lot of
this issues here but i still cant find the right answer to this. if you know
anything to solve this, please reply and every word would be gladly
appreciated. thanks in advance.



"Trevor Smith" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If you can't hit the DEL key upon rebooting to go into BIOS then I would say
> that you haven't got an O/S issue. In other words it sounds like there is an
> issue hardware wise with the pc before it gets to the point of loading
> windows. I have had that before with a faulty reset connector on a
> motherboard, so I just removed the reset connector from the motherboard pins
> entirely and yep the pc stopped rebooting.
>
> Sounds like a big coincidence if it happens around the time of your windows
> updates though hey? Stranger things have happened, but it is worth a look.
>
> I hope that helps some...
>
> Cheers,
> Trevor.
>
>
> "seadoctor" <> wrote in message
> news:24ECC731-A70C-4E1D-89EF-...
> >I tried that and NOTHING is working. When I hit F8 it keeps right on
> >loading
> > and acts like I haven't hit any keys. It gets to the windows logo and then
> > a
> > blue screen of death FLASHES for less than a quarter of a second and POOF
> > its
> > gone. Then the system reboots, AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I can't use any
> > keys at all.
> >
> > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> >
> >> seadoctor wrote:
> >> >I just had the pleasure of running updates and allowing microsoft to
> >> >tell
> >> >me
> >> > what I need to keep my computer updated. Now my computer boots up and
> >> > after
> >> > the intial microsoft XP screen I get a millisecond of blue screen
> >> > before
> >> > my
> >> > system reboots itself - OVER AND OVER. I try to hit delete to get to
> >> > ANYTHING other than rebooting and THAT does not even work. I can't hit
> >> > F8
> >> > as
> >> > windows loads. NOTHING. My system just keeps rebooting over and over
> >> > and
> >> > over. Can someone please assist me with this problem. Frustration is
> >> > about
> >> > to turn to seething anger and I am tempted to buy APPLE computers to
> >> > replace
> >> > my four systems.
> >>
> >>
> >> You hit F8 before Windows starts loading..
> >>
> >> --
> >> Shenan Stanley
> >> MS-MVP
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Had a similar problem with a PC after installing graphic drivers. Did a
repair on windows it fix the reboot problem but lost the drivers.


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