Windows restarts during start up?

[jimcdr]

I have a Windows XP 1.3 GHZ Compaq Presario, It will display the windows xp profectional logo, but just before the screen that you sign in with, it shows a blue screen then restarts by its self, any way to fix this with out reinstalling windows?

 

[diroga]

maybe XP installed the wrong divers? can you get into safe mode and check it out. compaq has a great website with a live tech support chat service you could try, though they would tell you to reinstall XP.

how did you install XP? was it after formating the HDD or did you upgrade the OS? upgrading my have caused some problems. killed my bro's HDD.

 

[computerhakk]

was there any message prior or on the blue screen?

 

[jimcdr]

The blue screen disapears to fast to read it, The intstall of windows was good, it worked for three months then all of a sudden this happen...i really don't want to reinstall windows considering that there are files on the computer i need to save.

 

[houssam_ballout]

upgrade it,...

 

[cybereclipse]

do u have sp2

 

[jimcdr]

no, just windows sp1a

 

[age123]

maybe there is a error in the boot have u got the xp disk?

 

[jimcdr]

I have the xp disk, what command do i use in the recovery consol?

 

[age123]

i cant remmber lol i will try it to night

 

[Byteman]

depends on the message at the top of the blue screen.

usually, in the recovery console you would do a "chkdsk /r" then when it's done, you'd do a "fixboot". What's the message your getting on the blue screen???

 

[jimcdr]

the message appears too fast to see, i reinstalled winodws, seems to work now, thanks for trying guys

 

[age123]

thats it fixboot and then another 1 it starts will fix bit cant not remmber the ending