system was working fine for about a year until it started failing to boot. going back to an old 'restore point' with windows seemed to help the problem, but now it's back.
basically, the computer gets through post, and gets to the windows loading screen, but then the computer turns off completely. it restarts briefly (only a few seconds), but then shuts down for good.
the system boots reliably into safe mode (as long as the mobo is reset after failure), but so far going back to 'restore points' has not helped as it did before. also, trying to load safe mode with networking fails.
given the circumstances, i guess it's time for a windows reinstall. anyone have any thoughts to the contrary?
thanks!
basically, the computer gets through post, and gets to the windows loading screen, but then the computer turns off completely. it restarts briefly (only a few seconds), but then shuts down for good.
the system boots reliably into safe mode (as long as the mobo is reset after failure), but so far going back to 'restore points' has not helped as it did before. also, trying to load safe mode with networking fails.
given the circumstances, i guess it's time for a windows reinstall. anyone have any thoughts to the contrary?
thanks!