Windows XP restarts during boot

Hello


Do you have your Windows XP CD?

If so, boot up with that and choose "R" at the first menu, that will get you into the recovery console, from there, at the prompt, type in "chkdsk /r" without the quotation marks.

Let check disk run, it may take some time, but when it's finished, type in "exit" and let the system reboot. Hopefully it will fix any system files that may have gotten corrupted.

If that doesn't work, post back.

Good Luck!

HEY WINDOX321 THANKS THIS DOES WORK

hi im winter i do not have my xp disk and everytime i get to the windows logo it loads the bar twice then restarts occasionally a blue screen appears for a second then it restarts
it looks like a blue error screen but as soon as i see it it has already restarted

man i have the same problem and i don't have the cd. what do i do?

My computer keeps rebooting continually. I get as far as the windows logo, see the BSOD for a split second and then it reboots again.

Tried using the Win XP CD and tried going into the Recovery console...no use, displays a blue error screen for a split second and reboots again.

Even if I want to reformat the drive, how do I do this pl? I have the WIN XP CD with me, but if I format the drive will it wipe out the BIOS etc?

Apprecaite any help with this issue pl.

i know this is kinda old but i have a dell that was doing the same thing all i did was got some new ram and replaced the old and it fixed the problem

I seem to have solved the issue. The SATA Native Support was enabled in the BIOS. When I disabled it, Windows seemed to boot OK. I've read a separate article how to update the SATA driver that can enable it but will try it later...as of now happy to get my box running!

cheers...G

Im having the same problem, wait! im on a browser! yes it worked!!!

I started having this problem after Windows Service Pack 3 was automatically installed. I ended up reformatting the hard drive and doing a complete new installation of Windows. It then booted fine. I installed my graphics card drivers with no problems. Then I went to Windows Update. Of course, it needed to install Service Pack 3 so I let it. After a while it seemed to have completed the update and asked for permission to reboot. Now I'm getting this error again! Can't boot at all. Does anyone have any suggestions?????

recently i installed windows booting cusomizer on my windows vista.

i had 2 restart my computer.
then something shocking happened.
my computer supposed 2 boot up instead it restarted. i tried every thing even safemode, auto repair everything...
plz plz plz heeeeeeeeeelp meee plz pklz
i hav da latest model the DELL INSPIRON 530s.

with windows vista.

plz help me

I see a lot of people are having this problem, and no total solutions have been found...

I'm having this EXACT problem... Windows loading screen twice, then a BSOD for a split second or less, and then it restarts and repeats the process endlessly.

I'm getting the same options as most people here: Start in safe mode, safe mode with networking, last successful run, or start normally.

I don't believe I still have the XP disk... But if there is anything at all to remedy this, thanks!

hi i dont know what u mean?

wow what a pointless forum, safe to say no body knows anything about computers here

well if "omg" is sooooo smart, why doesn't he tell us how to fix it?

I've seen this problem in the past many times and it flat out sucks. Much like most Windows errors, there is not one correct solution. Basically what has happened is one or a couple of your system32 files ( kernel.dll type ) are either corrupted, or they packed their bags and found a better computer to live in. This usually stems from a variety of malware attached to these files. These file types dictate your computer's video preferences for your desktop on startup. So when it can't recall that you had 1024x768 , 32 bit color, with the wallpaper picture of your family , it freaks out and shuts down on you. Yes a major probelm like this is generally over your desktop theme ( evil as hell right? )
In some cases, IF and I say a BIG IF, you have the correct XP cd ( edition, release, and serial #, yes all three have to match your current OS ) you can save yourself some time and money and just do a repair install of XP. It will auto replace missing or bad files, spin you into auto-safe mode, you can ditch what you don't like , and then do a real startup once you shutdown after fix. Problem solved, quit downloading porn. At least on your machine, lol.
However, in MOST cases, you have two choices. Buying a new HDD, and installing XP all over again. OR Formatting and installing XP all over again. This is because XP had so many versions, and updates, that what you have on your machine barely resembles the OS originally installed. e.g. if yu have XP sp2, you better have an XPsp2 disc. Or setup may give you one of many nasty-gram messages, all ending in wasted time. These options suck, but problems like this arise from old hardware working with new software ( I cant explain it any other way than that, it seems to be the only real link in all the cases I've seen )
BEFORE YOU FORMAT, Phone a buddy, cart your HDD over to his pad, stop and pick up a pizza and a 6'er. Or what ever else you might have to bribe him with. Cause you'll have to convince him to put your bad HDD in his good machine. Load up his machine, take a peak at your HDD thru his OS, pull out whatever you want to keep, and back up on cd/dvd/jump-drive,etc. Then give your machine the finger and format your HDD on his machine while it' still responding. Slap it back into your machine, enter setup ( BIOS ) go to advance CMOS features, set bootsequence to CD-ROM first ( if you havent already )save and exit, restart pc, load in what ever cd/OS you want in the drive, and run it like its a brand new machine.
TO AVOID THIS IN THE FUTURE - just like your car needs regular oil changes to keep the engine performing well. Your HDD needs love too. I reccomend Auslogics utility, good for defrag, junk cleanup, etc. CCleaner, for reg cleanup I usually say AVG but it works so well, it is actually a target for most malware you contract. The evil people create virus's that are set free into your system while using programs like AVG, NORTON, etc. I reccomend a freeware program called MALWAREBYTES. I have yet to see it's equal. However, you have to manually start your system scans ( it wont have active protection like the others )
I hope this was helpful, I wish I had a link to the god-fix cd you could slap into your machine and it would fix the files. But remember , Microsoft is a business, and they profit from our laziness. Keep your CD's around ( if you just have a crappy sticker on a factory machine call up microsoft and bitch, they will send you a cd) , clean up your system regularly, and back up your data ( 10g jump drives are like 30 bucks now , no excuses ) I can be e-mailed for direct questions at cwgriffith@gmail.com