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Cmoputer rebooting

  • 12-02-2006 1:53pm
    #1
    alantc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 425 ✭✭


    Packard Bell P3. Windows 98 was installed on it but everytime it booted it would immediatly reboot. This didn't happen with safe mode. I reimaged it with a windows 98 image and the exact same thing is happening. I changed the network card but haven't gotten around to remiving the modem. Any ideas?


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  • #2
    excal2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭excal2


    alantc wrote:
    Packard Bell P3. Windows 98 was installed on it but everytime it booted it would immediatly reboot. This didn't happen with safe mode. I reimaged it with a windows 98 image and the exact same thing is happening. I changed the network card but haven't gotten around to remiving the modem. Any ideas?


    Sounds like a driver is causing the problems did you install any new devices lately?

    It might help if you detail the timeline and symptoms a bit more...


  • #3
    alantc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 425 ✭✭alantc


    The computer was donated to a school. Just arrived into the lab, I don't know any details. When I turned it on it rebooted. Safe mode works. I thought the easiest way to solve it would be to image the drive with the image for all the computers. Problem persists.

    I thought it might be heat but it doesn't reboot in safe mode. It will be a real pain in the ass if one of the drivers that ships with windows is causing the problem.


  • #4
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Turn off reboot on crash.

    Control Panel - System - Advanced - Startup and Recovery - Automatically Restart

    Or something like that. That's from XP but I think it's similar in 98.


  • #5
    excal2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭excal2


    Try booting with bootlog.txt

    Then have a look at it in dos.

    In the bootlog you'll see the drivers being loaded one by one.

    That should show ya what driver is causing the problem.

    9 times out of ten its gonna be the network driver.

    Otherwise try booting in safe mode and removing all network settings.

    then rebooting


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