Re: Windows 2000 Reboots and Reboots "Loop"

From: Jack Seredyniecki (jack_seredyniecki_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/25/03 

Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:19:46 -0400

    As soon as you turn the PC on, hit escape so it doesn't display the logo
image (in case your BIOS has it configured) ...it should tell you which key
to press to get into the BIOS setup. You have a few seconds to press it
before the machine starts booting up.

"Nimish Katwala" <nimishkatwala@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:068f01c36b0c$56fc22d0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your response. But I dont know dow to get
> access to the BIOS? Someone told me if I hit F1 during
> the booting process, I can get access to the BIOS - I
> tried that but it does not do anything - just keeps
> rebooting. The only command it accepts during the
> booting process is F8 - and then when I choose one of the
> safe mode options - it reboots again.
>
> Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >You might want to check your ACPI settings in the BIOS.
> (more or less, if
> >it the reboot occurs during the DOS progress bar,
> Windows was installed with
> >ACPI support and is no longer enabled in the BIOS.)
> >
> >"Nimish Katwala" <nimishkatwala@yahoo.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:273401c36a98$a2cbe2f0$3501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I have Windows 2000 Pro on my machine. It has gone
> into
> >> a rebooting loop and refuses to come out of it. I have
> >> tried, safe mode, and all the other modes available
> after
> >> you hit F8 startup - but I get the same results. I can
> >> give absolutely no commands before it reboots. Please
> >> help. I have tried this even after disconnecting the
> >> internet.
> >>
> >> Is there something like a boot disk that I can create?
> >> How else to stop this. Please help.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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