HELP FAST

[bob]

last night i had to force shutdown my pooter by holding the power button it, this morning i start it up starts normaly but when i go to start a program it re starts without warning it did a backup yesterday but i want to do another full backup just to be sure and i need to do the system state (settings, regestry, COM+ etc etc) i can to that in safe mode whitch i am in now:_| i dont think i have a virus (i hope not:_| X( ) or do i just do a clean install (i have all the disks rqd:^O

IWS

 

[a1]

A possible reason for this was discussed the other day.

Is it overheating?

 

[bob]

when i cleaned it out the other day it was working perfict because i hibernate every day, this dell has status lights on the back and they are all green i hope i aint got the shut down virus:S

 

[Barx]

Probably more like a corrupt system file. Click start, run the enter sfc /scannow and press enter. Insert appropriate disc when prompted. Restart when window dissapears and see how things are.

 

[bob]

i would if i could get into it before xp restarts does not work in safe mode

 

[Barx]

Tried last known good configuration.

 

[bob]

thanks guys i have sussed it out because i use windows backup utility i can back up the system state and luckely i had a recent backup so i restored that and it worked then i ran sfc /scannow and only had 2 or 3 bad files is it repaired them

bob