geezer1000uk Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 hello, i have a desktop pc(packard bell) which is about 6 years old, had new hard drive fitted about 6 months ago, loaded with xp home. pc as been fine, 2 days ago i was just checking my emails, i closed down the web browser ie8, and the pc shut itself down and then reboots itself. it will load up my desktop page with all the icons then straight away it will shut down and reboot in a continuous loop. i have started it up in safe mode and it stays on fine, i have tried all the options in safe mode, but still no joy. i do not know what to do from this point, can anyone help me please? i also need to rescue all my photo's which i can access through safe mode, but it will not let me copy them to disc, so is there anybody who could give me some advice? Quote
KenB Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Hi, Boot up in Safe Mode. Start > Run ...type in ...devmgmt.msc ....OK Are there any yellow exclamation marks in Device Manager ? If so please supply details. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
Dalo Harkin Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 It doesnt sound like a hardware issue as its fine in safe mode If it runs fine in Safe Mode (safe mode is a basic startup form where minimal drivers are loaded) then I would suspect that something you have recently installed to be causing you an issue, have you installed and new programs or updated any recently? Quote Intel Q6600 @ 4Ghz (Watercooled)Asus P5K premium black pearl4GB OCZ Reaper 8500260GTX Join Free PC Help - Register here Donations are welcome - here PC Build We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else.After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
geezer1000uk Posted June 13, 2010 Author Posted June 13, 2010 It doesnt sound like a hardware issue as its fine in safe mode If it runs fine in Safe Mode (safe mode is a basic startup form where minimal drivers are loaded) then I would suspect that something you have recently installed to be causing you an issue, have you installed and new programs or updated any recently? hello, i have taken my hard drive out and tried it in another pc, and it does the same thing, would you thinl its a virus or is would their be some sort of conlfict? Quote
michelsmith Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 Sounds crazy but mine was doing it also and I went into the BIOS and changed the amount of voltage going to the RAM, from 2.5 to 2.8 and haven't had it happen since. Quote
KenB Posted June 14, 2010 Posted June 14, 2010 i have taken my hard drive out and tried it in another pc, It is extremely unlikely that the other pc would boot up using your hard drive. Windows is "clever" enough to know it is in a different environment ( different motherboard etc ) so refuses to boot. Take a look here - it may help How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
seedy21 Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 i would run a disk check on your computer with the Xp cd or even in safe mode Got to start, run and chkdsk this may fix your problem Seedy21 Quote “It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.”― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club http://www.geekstogo.com/downloads/unite_blue.png Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
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