PC reboot while booting and after a flash of BSOD

  1. #1
    jaydeee is offline Full Member

    PC reboot while booting and after a flash of BSOD

    Hello!
    Need you help.
    My PC keep on restarting. Here is what happens.
    1. BIOS will load properly.
    2. Windows xp will start and show its logo, with the status bar rolling.
    3. will freeze for a while then show the BSOD in less than a minute, so BSOD is not identifiable.
    4. restart. same cycle continues.

    Please help.
    thanks

  2. #2
    Digerati is offline Super Moderator
    First, you need to stop XP from constantly rebooting when it encounters an error. See if you can boot into Safe Mode. If successful, shut off auto reboot if BSOD is encountered by following these instructions:

    1. Click Start > Control Panel > System
    2. Advanced
    3. Start up and Recovery > Settings
    4. System Failure remove check for "Automatically restart"

    Now, if you get a BSOD, it should freeze on that screen, and give you time to read the actual error.

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    jaydeee is offline Full Member
    thanks for your comments and suggestion.

    I cannot go to control panel since BSOD don't allow me to log on.

    Anyway here what I've done:
    I used ubuntu to backup my drive C: then reformat it. everything is now new and working good.

  4. #4
    Digerati is offline Super Moderator
    I cannot go to control panel since BSOD don't allow me to log on.
    That's why I suggested trying Safe Mode.

    Anyway, I am glad you got it going. Understand that BSODs are typically caused by hardware, or hardware driver issues. That's why reformatting and reinstalling does not always work, or fix permanently. I hope yours holds.

    Thanks for the followup.

  5. #5
    jaydeee is offline Full Member
    hi Degerati,
    Sorry, I did not mentioned that I can not also go to safe mode, BSOD also appears.

    Thank you very much.

  6. #6
    Digerati is offline Super Moderator
    No problem. Thanks again for the follow up.

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