Windows keeps rebooting over and over

[calculusz]

Today morning, I booted up my PC and it says that Windows wasn't shut down properly. So it says like Boot in Safe Mode, etc. and Boot Normally. I choose Boot Normally, and it loads the little Windows XP thing w/ the moving bar, and then once its done, it reboots again. And shows the message taht Windows wasnt shut down properly, then I chose Safe Mode, then it loaded, then froze after this one ".sys" file, and then rebooted, same thing again.

Why is this happening and how can I fix it?

 

[montag451]

Do you know which .sys file it froze at?

Try running at vga mode (tap F8 at boot till safe/boot menu comes up), then disable all drivers that aren't completely essential - ie
vga, sound, nic, etc.

What mobo?
If you are using nvata drivers for IDE, DONT disable those. If you are using MS drivers, then it should be ok.

 

[ivwshane]

Does your hard drive support s.m.a.r.t. monitoring? If so enable it in the bios and see if your bios reports your hard drive as bad.

 

[PhreakyMike]

I had the same problem when I didn't have enough power going into my computer.. weak psu/too many items plugged into the socket that the PSU is connected to.. Idont know if this is your problem but I had the same issue at a LAN party, until I got my own outlet, it wouldn't let me load windows


Mike

 

[calculusz]

I think it was like mapa.sys or something similar. I'll check and tell you. I cannot boot into Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode with Command Prompt, or Boot Windows Normally.