XP Restarts automatically???

[rahulvyas09]

i have xp professional service pack 2...my problem is it resarts automatically..now how do i repair it without reinstall...i don't have the disk so i can't repair it.

[hellnoire]

Can you access safe mode by pushing and holding F8 during bootup?

[webbit]

It could be hardware issue.. or malware problem. Or try entering safemode and run scandisk then try disabling autorestart on system failure. Thanks and good luck.

[smalldog]

It could be hardware issue.. or malware problem. Or try entering safemode and run scandisk then try disabling autorestart on system failure. Thanks and good luck.

...and have you got BlueScreen if have post errors code here.

[Kees]

Does it restart continuously on boot-up, or just once in a while after boot-up? In the latter case it is probably a hardware failure (powerunit or corrupt memory). If it restarts all the time on boot-up you might try a live-CD (if SafeMode etc. does not help).

[ha14]

Well you should already installed sp3, this can solve sole problems. If you wish to repair your Xp

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-repair-Windows-XP-t138.html

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic8356.html

Good Luck

[Kees]

Good link, ha14, but the problem is: he does not have an XP CD.

[ha14]

Well he can obtain another cd from a friend and reboot on it and do repair. Or he has to download from a link and burn and goes on. Or he can use a live linux cd
http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/04/03/how-to-recover-from-a-corrupted-registry-that-prevents-windows-xp-from-starting-the-easy-way/

In this case he has to remember a restor point where windows xp behave normally.

Bartpe 9.9 has also a minywindows xp on it. So he can boot on bartpe and choose mini windows xp and can run some chkdsk commands.

[kavinraja]

Try a boot scan using Kaspersky rescue disc...

It might fix it if the problem is due to viruses...

[LunarWolf]

Check to see is the fan on your cpu is working. I experience this before due to overheating.