Ok, went to see the PC tonight. They use the simple XP startup screen (where you click on the user). After clicking on the user name, then starting to enter the password, it reboots. No blue screen or anything, it just reboots.
I went into safe mode and created a test user with no password. Then went back into normal mode. When I clicked on the test user, it rebooted. In safe mode, I ran Ad Aware. It found some cookies and the Alexa toolbar. I removed them. I then ran Hijack This with nothing looking out of the ordinary. He did not have a virus scanner, so I left it scanning with the Trend Micro Housecall online scanner. I told him that after the scan, if it did not find anything, to open up the box and look at the caps. Assuming that the caps look good, I suggested that he remove one of the RAM sticks and retry. Then if it still rebooted, to switch the sticks. They have RR and the pcs are hard-wired to a router. While in safe mode, I'd have internet connectivity one minute, then none the next minute. This whole situation seems a little weird because he had made no obvious changes to the system before this started happening. That and there does not seem to be one thing "wrong" with the system. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joeuser Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:16 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Rebooting issue... Agreed. Also if set to - the system will reboot on crashes. Goto system properties - advanced - (startup and recovery) settings Bill wrote: > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid >>Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:23 PM >>To: 'The Hardware List' >>Subject: [H] Rebooting issue... >> >>I have to go over to a friends house this evening where the pc keeps >>rebooting. I'm pretty sure it's XP home. >> >>Can someone give me some pointers as to what I should be looking for to >>correct the problem? >> >>Thanks, >>Bobby > > > Could be a number of things.. Have you run a Virus scan? This sounds like the > MSBLAST Worm from a few years back... > > Bill > > > -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
