Win xp restarts all the time problem psl help

[peat moss]

I think he knows the admin password (if there is one), but doesn't know what to do since he doesn't know the fault. Recovery console isn't of much use except for replacing files, disabling services or modifying the registry, but since that's what he needs to do here it's really a good first step.

A repair install may not be useful if it is a hardware problem, and it could be a long way round to solve what may be a minor problem.

Fair enough Lynx , as I said I have parts to swap and test ,and was just a suggestion .

As I said :

Quote : If you are sure you have explored all other troubleshooting avenues, then proceed with the repair install.

[@driano]

I boot from Cd then I choose the option Repair.
It leads me to Ms-dos there it asks for admin Pw and then nothing happens.

What command I have to type to repair?
Thx

At the Setup Screen press the Enter Key, you must be hitting the "R" key to enter the Recovery Console , that would ask for your Admin. Psw .

Some screen shots here :

Quote : Boot with the Windows XP CD and at the Setup Screen press the Enter Key

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repa...sting%20Setup:

This is what I want to do but the thing is that it doesnt detect a previous installed Windows. I have win xp pro.
So a few days before was working then not working anymore. Comp restarts before entering the User Logon menu . I dont have other parts to swap . My only choice will be reinstalll but since it doesnt detect my operating system I cant do anything.

So this may be a problem from the hard drive?

[clocker]

...but since it doesnt detect my operating system I cant do anything.

So this may be a problem from the hard drive?

Oh yeah.
Run the diagnostics from your drive's manufacturer.
What kind is it?

[limesqueezer]

Have you used any kind of system tools before this happend like norton disk doctor ?
Soo it can be also a problem with HD or memory, maybe overheating depends what it saids on blue screen, soo can you go to safe mode ?, if not you can have problems with disk, it crashed probably or you changed RAM. If it is overheating it may cause that it restarts.

[clocker]

If it is overheating it may cause that it restarts.

Yes, but thermal shutdown does not cause the operating system to disappear.
Dollars to donuts, he has a bad HDD.

[david02]

It also could be a virus...

if you want to recover data use a Hard Drive Recovery program like spinrite or another program

probably you have to reinstall windows xp