intermittent reboots

[Todd]

Recently upgraded from 98SE to XPPro. PC has been
rebooting several times a day - sometimes while connected
to a VPN. Other than that, I have not detected a
pattern. Should I just re-install the upgrade?

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Open Control Panel, open System, go to the Advanced tab, click Settings
under "Startup and Recovery," remove the check from "Automatically restart"
under System failure and click ok.

This will cause the system to blue screen instead of rebooting. The
information on the blue screen error may give a clue as to the source of the
problem.

Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open Event Viewer, look for
any errors that correspond to when this happens and double click any error
that corresponds to when this occurs. The information contained within may
give a clue as to the source of the problem.

Place the XP CD in the drive, whent the setup screen appears, select "Check
System Compatibility." The information in the report it generates may give
a clue as to the source of the issue.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Todd" > wrote in message
...
> Recently upgraded from 98SE to XPPro. PC has been
> rebooting several times a day - sometimes while connected
> to a VPN. Other than that, I have not detected a
> pattern. Should I just re-install the upgrade?

[Todd]

Thanks Michael, I will give it a try tonight.


>-----Original Message-----
>Open Control Panel, open System, go to the Advanced tab,
click Settings
>under "Startup and Recovery," remove the check
from "Automatically restart"
>under System failure and click ok.
>
>This will cause the system to blue screen instead of
rebooting. The
>information on the blue screen error may give a clue as
to the source of the
>problem.
>
>Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open
Event Viewer, look for
>any errors that correspond to when this happens and
double click any error
>that corresponds to when this occurs. The information
contained within may
>give a clue as to the source of the problem.
>
>Place the XP CD in the drive, whent the setup screen
appears, select "Check
>System Compatibility." The information in the report it
generates may give
>a clue as to the source of the issue.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"Todd" > wrote in message
...
>> Recently upgraded from 98SE to XPPro. PC has been
>> rebooting several times a day - sometimes while
connected
>> to a VPN. Other than that, I have not detected a
>> pattern. Should I just re-install the upgrade?
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You're welcome, post back if you need more help.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Todd" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks Michael, I will give it a try tonight.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Open Control Panel, open System, go to the Advanced tab,
> click Settings
> >under "Startup and Recovery," remove the check
> from "Automatically restart"
> >under System failure and click ok.
> >
> >This will cause the system to blue screen instead of
> rebooting. The
> >information on the blue screen error may give a clue as
> to the source of the
> >problem.
> >
> >Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open
> Event Viewer, look for
> >any errors that correspond to when this happens and
> double click any error
> >that corresponds to when this occurs. The information
> contained within may
> >give a clue as to the source of the problem.
> >
> >Place the XP CD in the drive, whent the setup screen
> appears, select "Check
> >System Compatibility." The information in the report it
> generates may give
> >a clue as to the source of the issue.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"Todd" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Recently upgraded from 98SE to XPPro. PC has been
> >> rebooting several times a day - sometimes while
> connected
> >> to a VPN. Other than that, I have not detected a
> >> pattern. Should I just re-install the upgrade?
> >
> >
> >.
> >