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Robert Prickett <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:40:05 GMT
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On Sun, 1 Nov 1998 20:46:27 -0800, you wrote:

>Hi gang,
>A couple of days ago I posted a message about a computer that liked to
>reboot.

First, does it do this in SafeMode?
 If YES, then reinstall windows for starters. Could also be hardware,
but start there.
If NO, then you probably have a conflict from something that loads
into windows
1. Change video to VGA OAK Technology, 480X640
2. Take everything out of Start Menu > Programs > Start Up
3. REM out everything in config.sys and autoexec.bat unless it's truly
needed ot run windows [for example, take out sound cards, CDROM, etc]

Now you're running vanilla windows, and any conflict is probably in
software.

It stopped?  Then reapply these things one at a time.

Still does it?

Then you're going to face some detective work in deleting/uninstalling
apps until you find the culprit.  You can also REM out items that load
in system.ini, one at a time.



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