Pentium 4 - why can't i reboot my computer?

Question

What will I need to use i have a SP1 disk but it will not work, i cant do anything because it restarts by it self before it even gets to the main screen, while its loading on the Windows XP screen it restarts

Answer 1

You need to reboot your hole system with a windows xp cd with a valid key code because you sound like you have a virus and that is the only way to get rid of it make sure you format the partition when asked and then create a new one then go from there. The only bad thing is by doing this you will delete any old information you may have had. I believe you can recover it but I don't know how.

Answer 2

The best answer is to boot into SAFE MODE and possibly do a System Restore. I've never tried to install a Service Pack from Safe Mode, but I don't see why you can't. Safe Mode will keep a lot of hardware drivers and other riffraff from starting. I suspect you have a corrupted system file or a corrupted hardware driver.

Answer 3

this usually means that the file system is damaged.what i do when this happens to me is unplug the cd rom on my other computer,and plug in the bad hard drive just the way the cd rom was plugged in.and when i turn on the computer the good hard drive will usuall repair the file system on the bad drive.if this is too technical for you then you will need the XP Disc.good luck.the repaired drive will only boot on your computer,not on the computer from which it was repaired.

Answer 4

it may be a heat or memory problem you need to pull off your side cover and make sure your cpu fan is not clogged and all fans are working , this may also be from any plug in card malfunctioning

Answer 5

Everyone is wrong exept possibly the first person. '


Your CPU is not workign correctly, or you have overclocked your cpu and blown it but it is a problem with your cpu.