A+ Bob. :) I was having a bit of a momemt.

Hi Taytoots,

What model of computer have you got?
Have you tried resetting the BIOS?(Usually tells you on starting to press F2, Del or F11 to enter setup)
Without more information I cannot be...

Did I mention I sell toner ink? :P

Hey Kingston,
Thats a tough problem alright & I sympathise.

Heres what I would do-
Next time it reboots write down the time & go into the event viewer.
look at all the error events that occur...

Hi Fishbait,

Sounds like there might be some corruption with the Vista OS either from a partially installed malware script or just from pulling the powercord out in the middle of a critical system...

Please please please, rewrite that last comment with punctuations & other grammatical niceties.

MktgRob I'd also remove the link from your quote. :)

Call microsoft and ask them for help.
Sometimes it can be generated in error- Either way Microsoft are the only people who can help you. Unless you switch to Linux. :)

No it doesn't make sense but I was the only kid in class who managed to prove that in maths any outcome is possible.

Also I cheated and used this handy calculator....

Hi Siberian,
I've been running Vista 64Bit for about a year now and I've hit the problem several times.
The bottom line is that 32Bit drivers will not run natively within the 64bit environment. ...

I just noticed that you mentioned it boots to safe mode.

When you get in on safe mode turn off automatic restart on system failure.

Right click on my computer>select...

Hi molavydez,
It could be a core component that has gone but the only way to be sure is to rule out all the other components.
Heres what I suggest(excuse the length)
Disconnect everything from the...

Sounds like a BSOD- If you don't want to reinstall try using the recovery console on the XP boot disk and perform a chkdsk /p on the drive.

Boot to the windows setup disk as usual but press R to...

Vineeth,

Try this and let us know what happens.
Start>Run
type shutdown/s and let us know what happens.
If this works then its probably a registry problem & you'll need to peform a system...

Hi sKiTzo,

Can you tell us a bit more about your system.
How many cores do you have (taskmanager->performance tab and count the graphs).
You can also find the name of the process that is using...

hey tim,

Are you running vista or XP?
I presumed you have tried safe mode, last known good etc..?
If not then try the following
reboot the pc and tap the F8 key on the top row of the keyboard...

hey Lion of desert,

I think you may have to resort to Data recovery software such as Norton or Partition Magic. If it was a quick format then your FAT or NTFS tables might have been partially or...

I'm not sure exactly what the issue is from your description but can I suggest trying these steps.

unplug the vga/DVI cable from the monitor and check for the monitor's self test feature which...

Are you using WEP?
If so then you may need to retype your wireless passkey.

It just looks like your router is refusing to assign a DHCP address and Windows is going APIP on you.

Try disabling...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Its very unlikely that you will be able to recover this data.

However as always things you can try.
Try downloading and installing free(gpl or open source...

also what model does computer does your colleague have as Windows may need a 3rd party storage driver

Windows Vista Rating for the Dell Precision Workstation 690 is currently at 5.9 on the Vista Scale. Get in!!
P.S Try changing the date to a future date and see what happens.

Maxtor Hard Drives have a known ACPI issue which can cause what your describing...it i also fixed by a firmware update from maxtor.

First though I would check the event viewer by going to the...

Hard disk Drive?

sounds like a software issue..have u checked the event viewer and msconfig?
Also let me know if u are using Maxtor Drives

This card Supports Dual Display however its not for gamers.

Just to add to that. Right click on my computer, click on the advanced tab & click on settings for startup & recovery.

What your looking for is a checkbox under system failure that states"...

Complete guess here but try disconnecting your system from any network connection and test for a day...completely offline.

P.S. if you could provide more information that may be usefull. e.g.does...

lol. um I'm just going over here now >>> :D

turn off all firewalls and try again.

Troubleshooting is the only answer I'm afraid.

all I'm going to say is 2^32=4GB of address space of which 1 or 2 GB is used for addressing system components.
If you need to access more than 2 Gb of ram you'll need an operating system that knows...

Folders in Vista

?:\Windows -windows vista duh!
?:\Boot -Bootfiles
?:\Users -documents, pictures etc...
?:\Program Files -All installed Programs.
?:\Bootmgr - should be deleted as part...

Did you have installed any instant write software?

And

Does the same issue happen in safe mode?

By The Way if you did have any pinnacle software installed then there is a good chance this is...

There is and your going to love it

Get your XP cd out and log into its recovery console.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

Use the recovery console to repair the MBR, PBR,NTLDR &...

Forgot to mention the PM this guy sent me.

hard disk drive become inaccessable
Aug 20th 2006, 04:35 AM

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my...

you have no obvious adware/spyware on your system so I am assuming you have either a corrupt registry or their are some corrupt DLL files wthin windows.
2 things u can do.
System restore
or a...

dunno whats causing it buttry running the motherboard on an antistatic bag with just a CPU,Memory & A/C adapter and see what happens. If you get a difference in the light codes from what you normally...

Ashish,
Although this is a pure guess do the following and let us know what happens.
Right click on my computer then click on properties.
goto the advanced tab click on startup & recovery...

go to the control panel> administrtive tools>computer management.
On the left pane click on disk managment then you will see all of your disks on the right pane. Rightclick on the drive causing you...

No u can set a static I.P. as long as you set the TCP/IP settings on the laptop to stick to that address, in fact in practice u might fine that u only have to enter a manual I.P address on the...