Computer keeps restarting

[Chemical King]

My mates computer just keeps restarting itself everytime it reaches the windows logo screen.

We have tryed everything to sort it but failed. We get the screen up where you can start in safe mode or by the last configuration that worked but nothing fixes it.

Besides formating the drive is there anything I can do ?

[juiceboxxx]

I wouldn't think so, why wouldn't you just format it? I assume he has a shit laod of stuff saved on the computer?

[Chemical King]

yeah, theres loads of stuff on it and wants to avoid formatting if he can. I can think of any other way cos I can only access screens where you press F8, F12 and F2 keys

[zimmy]

ok...well what you can do is reinstall windows on it. There is a repair feature on the xp install cd if your cd is bootable. That should get you to be able to logon to it again. After that i'd get all data needed and burn it to a cd if you have a burner. Then format and re-install. The repair works alright but it will leave alot of your programs a little buggy or not working at all. Better to just start from scratch.

[KrooC]

system restore in ur control panel... it fixes everything just choose a day when ur computer wasnt a pieca shit

[n4529359]

sounds like a virus , i forget what its called but it causes ur computer to continuously reboot

[kloter1]

its most likely your power supply

[daveshenchman]

Sounds like you need a format. Could be overheatin as well.
Sup kloter? B)

[Chemical King]

problem sorted now, just formated drive

[zimmy]

for future reference...it's usually a good idea to keep your OS on the main C drive partition and use another partition (preferably on another hd if you got 2) for your other data. That way , you can just format the OS and keep most of your documents and such.

[Thug Nasty]

for future reference...it's usually a good idea to keep your OS on the main C drive partition and use another partition (preferably on another hd if you got 2) for your other data. That way , you can just format the OS and keep most of your documents and such.

Werd.