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1.4Ghz P4, 120G hdd, WinMe, no virii/trojans, 128Mb, etc. Here's the deal - On normal shutdown, it stays off for a few minutes......then reboots. Been to power settings, changed so when it's off it's off. Gave the machine back this morning (I fixed other stuff), and all was good.
Lady called tonite to tell me it's started again.
By itself.
Any suggestions? Something in BIOS perhaps?
Use System Restore to roll your computer back to a date to before when your computer worked right. Before the error(s) started occuring.
To start System Restore, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. Or, in the Help and Support main screen, click Use System Restore under Fix a problem.
Thanks for the response!
Wanted to stay away from System Restore, as I spent hours tweaking things, ridding it of spyware, adding programs, etc. Kind of didn't want to do it again!
I'm thinking perhaps in Win.ini there may be something in [windows] load= or run= lines???
I don't believe Wake-on-Lan, but I'll check that too.
Dunno......................
In the Bios, use the key that resets to Defaults.
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Over-heating of CPU can cause a Reboot Loop.
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Using System File Checker (SFC) in Windows 98 FE and SE, and SFC detects a changed or corrupted user.exe file the utility can extract the wrong user.exe and cause a Reboot Loop like the below if you click the Restore option instead of the Update one. The correct copy of user.exe is found in the WIN98_42.CAB. Reports indicate the correct file must be replaced in pure DOS from the CD to the Windows/System folders using the extract command. the exact command line for this would be (using W98 as the example and assuming D: is the cdrom drive letter)
EXTRACT D:\WIN98\WIN98_42.CAB USER.EXE /L C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
If you ever have to extract a file in DOS and don't know the exact cab it's located in, then type this instead...
EXTRACT /A D:\WIN98\WIN98_22.CAB (FILE NAME HERE) /L C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM (if the file is to be located in the system folder)
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Computer Caught in Reboot Loop After Using DriveSpace
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2
SYMPTOMS
When you are using DriveSpace to compress a drive, your computer may become stuck in a reboot (or restart) loop. If you press the F8 key when your computer restarts and then choose Command Prompt Only, your computer enters the reboot loop again. If you choose Step-By-Step Confirmation, you can start Windows 95. However, when you run DriveSpace, your computer enters the reboot loop again.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if any of the following conditions exists:
A "DRVSpace=0" or "DBLSpace=0" setting is present in the Msdos.sys file.
The Drvspace.bin or the Dblspace.bin file is damaged and was not loaded at startup.
You load the EMM386 memory manager and you are using the lower E000 range. This behavior has occurred on Compaq Deskpro 386/20e computers and may occur on other computers.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
If the "DRVSpace=0" or "DBLSpace=0" setting exists in the Msdos.sys file, disable the setting by placing a semicolon (;) at the beginning of the line. For example:
;DRVSpace=0
For information about how to edit the Msdos.sys file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q118579 </support/kb/articles/Q118/5/79.ASP>
TITLE : Contents of the Windows Msdos.sys File
If the "DRVSpace=0" or "DBLSpace=0" setting does not exist in the Msdos.sys file, or if this step does not resolve the problem, proceed to the next step.
Rename the existing Drvspace.bin and Dblspace.bin files and then extract new copies of the files from your original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM. To do so, follow these steps:
Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.
Delete the Restart.drv file from the hidden Failsafe.drv folder on the physical boot drive (usually either drive C or the host for drive C if drive C is compressed). To do so, type the following command at the command prompt
deltree <drive>:\failsafe.drv\restart.drv
where <drive> is the physical boot drive.
Copy the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files from the hidden Failsafe.drv folder on the physical boot drive (usually either drive C or the host for drive C if drive C is compressed) to the root folder of drive C, replacing the files that are already there. To do so, type the following commands at the command prompt
copy <drive>:\failsafe.drv\autoexec.bat c:\ /y
copy <drive>:\failsafe.drv\config.sys c:\ /y
where <drive> is the physical boot drive.
Remove the Read-Only, System, and Hidden attributes from the Drvspace.bin and Dblspace.bin files in the root folder of the physical boot drive (usually either drive C or the host for drive C if drive C is compressed). To do so, type the following command at the command prompt:
attrib -r -s -h *.bin
Rename the Drvspace.bin and Dblspace.bin files in the root folder of the physical boot drive (usually either drive C or the host for drive C if drive C is compressed). To do so, type the following command at the command prompt:
ren *.bin *.bix
If you use Microsoft Plus!, extract the Drvspace.bin file from your original Microsoft Plus! disks or CD-ROM to the root folder of the physical boot drive (usually either drive C or the host for drive C if drive C is compressed).
If you do not use Microsoft Plus!, extract the Drvspace.bin file from your original Windows 95 disks or CD-ROM to the root folder of the physical boot drive (usually either drive C or the host for drive C if drive C is compressed).
If you use OEM Service Release 2, extract the Drvspace.bin file from your original OEM Service Release 2 disks or CD-ROM to the root folder of the physical boot drive (usually either drive C or the host for drive C if drive C is compressed).
For information about using the Extract tool, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q129605 </support/kb/articles/Q129/6/05.ASP>
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
Copy the Drvspace.bin file in the root folder of the physical boot drive (usually either drive C or the host for drive C if drive C is compressed) to a file named Dblspace.bin in the root folder of the physical boot drive (usually either drive C or the host for drive C if drive C is compressed). To do so, type the following lines at the command prompt
copy <drive>:\drvspace.bin c:\dblspace.bin
where <drive> is the physical boot drive.
If drive C is compressed, copy the Drvspace.bin file to the root folder of the host drive. To do so, type the following command at the command prompt
copy <drive>:\drvspace.bin <x>:\dblspace.bin
where <drive> is the physical boot drive and <x> is the host drive for drive C.
Restart your computer normally.
If this step does not resolve the problem, proceed to the next step.
To allow DriveSpace to finish successfully, do not load Emm386.exe. To do so, follow these steps:
Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Step-By-Step Confirmation from the Startup menu.
In Windows 98, press and hold the CTRL key until you see the Windows 98 Startup menu, and then choose Step-By-Step Confirmation.
Press Y at each prompt except when you are prompted to start EMM386. Press N at this prompt.
MORE INFORMATION
When you compress an existing drive, Windows 95 must load the real-mode compression drivers into memory. As Windows 95 restarts the computer in mini-Windows, Restart.drv tests for the existence of the real-mode compression drivers. If the real-mode compression drivers have not been loaded, the computer is restarted until the compression drivers have been loaded. If the real-mode compression drivers cannot be loaded, the computer restarts indefinitely.
Additional query words: OPK2 OPK osr2 compress in place infinite loop
Keywords : kbenv kbtool diskmem win95 win98
Issue type : kbprb
Technology : kbWin95search kbWin98search kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbWin95 kbWin98
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This Trojan Horse used by hackers causes spontaneous rebooting too. Get the free firewall Zone Alarm from <http://www.zonelabs.com> to keep hackers away. Use a startup disk to search the Below mentioned files for a corruption.
BAT_EXITWIN.A
Risk rating:
Virus type: Batch File
Destructive: Y
Aliases:
EXITWIN.A
Description:
Upon infection, this batch file Trojan executes its destructive payload of continuously rebooting the host computer after start up.
Solution:
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In the wild: Yes
Trigger condition 1: Upon execution
Payload 1: Reboots System
Detected by pattern file#: 827
Detected by scan engine#: 5.170
Language:
English
Date of origin:
January 2, 2001
Platform: Windows
Encrypted: No
Size of virus: EXE file = 26,112 Bytes, AUTOEXEC.BAT = 148 Bytes, INSTALL.BAT = 220 Bytes
Details:
Upon execution, this Trojan's self-extracting EXE file drops the files AUTOEXEC.BAT and INSTALL.BAT in the Windows temporary directory.
Thereafter, INSTALL.BAT checks for the presence of AUTOEXEC.BAT in the directory of the user's C:\ drive. If it does not find the file, it creates one and copies its own AUTOEXEC.BAT in it. If it finds the file, it appends .BAK to the extension and inserts its virus code into the host.
It then displays the following message and resets the computer:
You've been @&%!#ed by Th3 H@cker
Upon next startup, the infected AUTOEXEC.BAT checks for INSTALL.BAT in the Windows temporary directory. It continuously resets the computer after displaying the following message:
Have fun yet??
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Disable any power management features in Control Panel/Power Mgmt. by selecting Never for all options, and check Disable Fast Shutdown in System Information/Tools/System Config. Utility/Advanced.
Wow, lots of info.
The PC is running WinME, so some of the above doesn't really pertain.
No virus/trojan infection, either.
No reboot loop - this thing stays off for a few minutes, then boots itself.
I'll head back into Power Management and BIOS when I take a look at it later today. Thanks for the reply!!