Re: Constantly Reboots
Shell wrote:
| MEB - Thanks very much. I certainly apprecite the effort. I guess
| these days it helps to let people what one has done so they don't
| suggest it. Unfortnately, in many cases, what one has done can take
| up a great deal of space.
|
| But, before I waste others time:
|
| I have searched Google, Microsoft (All), Google Groups, and Usenet
| using the search terms Win98, 98, 98SE, Windows98, reboot, reboots,
| re-boot, restarts, re-starts, NOT (-) shutdown -shut*, -XP,
| -Millenium -2000
| and conclude that 99.99% of the Intern3et is grarbage and of the
| remaining
| 00.01%, 99.99% of that is useless
Oops. But my lawyers are saying MEB should be shot for that-- not me!
And you should try Candlin's idea at least thrice, before shooting him!
Here is what I know about the video adapter, & I'll begin work on
Starbuck's & glee's obituaries immediately...!...
(a) Turn off hardware acceleration at... "Control Panel, Display,
Settings tab, Advanced button, Performance button". If things get
better, you could be right to suspect the Video Drivers.
(b) Switch to the Standard Display Adapter per the following. It won't
be pretty, & I hope you will be able to reach all buttons you want to
click, that they won't be off the screen. BUT, if things are quicker,
surely it is the Display Adapter at fault. In that case, first try
reinstalling the one you have now, & see whether it improves.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=127139
Troubleshooting Video Problems in Windows
"START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button". If checked, then uncheck "VGA
640x480x16", & reboot.
"Control Panel, Display, Settings tab". Select as you wish from the
Colors dropdown menu & the Size slider.
If you move the Screen Area slider to 1024x768 there, possibly click the
Advanced button, & select Large fonts too— or there is a chance you end
up with tiny, unreadable fonts!
Try to get your colors/size at least twice that way. If it continues to
fail, you may need to reinstall your Monitor or Display Adapter...
For the Monitor...
(1) Boot to Safe Mode
(Hold F5 as you boot or CTRL for the Startup Menu)
(2) "START, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab"
(3) Open the Monitors branch, & Remove all entries.
Perhaps, FIRST, even in Normal Mode, note what is installed
similar to below for the Adapter. That is...
(a) D-Clk the monitor there for Properties, Driver tab.
(b) Click the Update Driver button, then "Next".
(c) Bolt "Display a list...", & click "Next".
(d) Bolt "Show all hardware".
Examine the two panes to see what is currently installed.
That is likely what you wish to end up with, after step (4).
(4) Boot to Normal Mode.
Hopefully, it will be rediscovered & installed. Then, if still
necessary, here is the rigmarole of the Display Adapter...
.......Quote..........
The first thing to do is to remove the video adapter you have
installed. Right-click on the desktop; choose "Properties" from the
drop-down menu; select "Settings;" click on the "Advanced" button; and
click on "Adapter". An adapter is a program that tells Windows how to
deal with a specific video card. Make note of the adapter that is
currently installed. Then, change the adapter to "Standard Display
Adapter (VGA)" and restart the system.
[That is: Click "Change, Next, bolt 'Display a List...', Next, bolt
'Show all hardware', scroll left pane to top, select '(Standard display
types)', select 'Standard Display Adapter (VGA)' in right pane, click
'Next'"... PCR]
This will remove the current adapter and replace it with a generic VGA
adapter that works with all video cards. You will not like VGA because
it supports only 16 colors, but the purpose of installing it is to get
rid of whatever was there before.
Next, return to the adapter screen and install an adapter that matches
your video card. This may or may not be the adapter that you are
using now. Examine the materials you received with your computer to
see if they include a CD-ROM or floppy disk that contains the correct
video adapter. Or go to the Gateway website and see if they have an
adapter for you to download. Or check the website of the company that
made your video card.
Bill Starbuck (MVP)
.......End....of quote....
Also...
..........Quote................
To identify your video adapter correctly, download and run either the
Everest or Aida32 utility, available here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html
There are links to both the Personal and Enterprise versions of
AIDA32....I
suggest Enterprise:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Aida32_-_Enterprise_System_Information_d183.html
Everest Free Edition:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/EVEREST_Free_Edition_d4181.html
AIDA32 is also available here:
http://aumha.org/freeware/freeware.php#aida32
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
.........EOQ....................
| "MEB" wrote:
|
|>
|> "Shell" <Shell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
|> news:F2F6E2F4-8848-42CB-B7A2-EF836102E917@microsoft.com...
|> | Win98SE randomly reboots now - didn't before. BUT, it doesn't
|> | reboot in Safe Mode!
|> |
|> | I have run a virus scan, and spyware scan = OK
|> | I have cleaned heat sinks, fans (run OK), and blew out the entire
|> | inside of dust bunnies.
|> | RAM test OK as does settings in Bios.
|> | There have been no changes to 98SE or it's files. The comp is used
|> | only for reading/writing email in OE.
|> |
|> | This bug appeared out of the blue. The only addition is Vista
|> | being part of the Network but it is not allowed to connect to ANY
|> | 98 because it locks them up. Even with the Vista machine off, the
|> | 98 reboots now and then, but AGAIN, not in when in Safe Mode.
|> |
|> | Help please: Google has nothing - been there - done that
|> |
|> | Shell
|> |
|>
|>
|> PCR tried to post this to you but he missed it by a thread or
|> two....shoot him if something goes wrong...
|>
|> PCR wrote:
|> Here are some articles I usually post for that...
|>
|>
http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?fr=0&SD=GN&LN=EN-US MSKB
|> Search "Restarts" & Search "Reboot" & Search "Reboots";
|> Windows 98; Title Only; produces...
|>
|>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=148919
|> (148919) - When you start your computer, Windows may restart
|> continuously
|>
|>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;229126&Product=w98
|> Packard Bell Computer Restarts Continuously
|> (229126) - After you enable Advanced Configuration and Power
|> Interface (ACPI) support on a Packard Bell Multimedia 4350 computer,
|> your computer may restart continuously.
|>
|>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304943&Product=w98
|> Computer May Reboot Continuously with More Than 1.5 GB of RAM
|> (304943) - If your computer has more than 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of
|> memory (RAM), the computer may reboot continuously when you try to
|> start
|> Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows 98. Or, when you try to
|> install Windows Me or Windows 98 with more than 1.5 GB of...
|>
|>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;130018&Product=w98
|> Computer Caught in Reboot Loop After Using DriveSpace
|> (130018) - When you are using DriveSpace to compress a drive, your
|> computer may become stuck in a reboot (or restart) loop. If you press
|> the F8 key when your computer restarts and then choose Command Prompt
|> Only, your computer enters the reboot loop again. If...
|>
|>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;222824&Product=w98
|> FIX: Windows 98: Reenumerating PCI Device Can Cause Reboot
|> (222824) - On a Windows 98 ACPI system, reenumerating a Peripheral
|> Component Interconnect (PCI) device may cause the system to crash.
|> For example, if a user employs Device Manager to remove a PCI device
|> and
|> then refreshes, the system can unexpectedly reboot....
|>
|>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;132333&Product=w98
|> Toshiba 4500 Reboots After Resuming
|> (132333) - When you are using a Toshiba 4500 laptop computer, if you
|> shut down Windows in Suspend mode or close the lid, Windows appears
|> to shut down successfully. However, when you resume Windows, the
|> computer reboots after a short time.
|>
|>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;132776&Product=w98
|> Computer Hangs or Reboots at Shutdown with NetWare Client
|> (132776) - With Novell NetWare Client version 4.10 (VLM.EXE)
|> installed, your computer stops responding (hangs) or restarts when
|> you shut down your computer.
|>
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net