[dilbert98]

Anyone using XP experience this.

Last Night after an hour of using PC it turned itself off. Then it turns itself back on. I know that's a default choice, in XP, but I can't get it to stop. Sometimes it will get as far as the welcome screen and then restart again!

Once in about 25 restarts I was able to start a virus scan, but I can't keep it on long enough to finish it!

Please tell me someone has seen this and that there is an easy answer I'm over looking!

 

[Doonz]

Start - Control Panel -System -Advanced -Start up and Recovery

Is there a check under Automaticaly restart???

Now you have to figure out why it is restarting

 

[JAMMAN]

Sounds like the Klez virus to me. Boot into safe mode if you can and run the attached file. I had to zip it to put it on the board, but unzipped it fits easily on a floppy.

Well it was evidently too big even zipped to go on the board.
PM me your e-mail and I'll send it to you directly.

 

[TheTechIsIn]

You could also try booting into dos off of a boot-disk and just sitting there for about 30 minutes not doing anything and see if the system still reboots, make sure its a Software problem and not hardware related.

 

[Der Rabe]

You could also check you power management settings to see if it set to go in to a sleep mode if left alone for too long