windows vista machine boots, takes forever, then randomly reboots at the login screen

greenday5494 · 05-13-2009, 01:42 AM

just as title states, a vista machine of mine boots to the login screen (which i dont even require a password anyways) and then reboots. i went into boot options and hit disable auto reboot when crash, but it still reboots. I tried safe mode, it boots to the login screen, and stays there longer than normal, then eventually crashes

the weird thing is, we dont know the password it asks for. i even hit the login button to just try it, and not even an incorrect password notice pops up

If anyone makes a reference to reinstalling firefox or anything, i will report you.

Mooga · 05-13-2009, 02:04 AM

Are there any other OSs installed on the box?
How fresh is the install?

Phatman · 05-13-2009, 04:08 AM

Might have a piece of bad hardware in there. Most likely memory in my opinion/experience. If you have another computer to use and can burn cd's with it, download the memtester iso, burn it, then run it for a few hours and see if it throws any errors.

Etzell · 05-13-2009, 04:59 AM

Vista defaults to the login screen with a password. There's no password. Hitting login will let you in. Make sure it's not overheating, see if you can get into the BIOS and so forth.

Or, it could be a problem with bad software. Check mozilla.com, see if they have a Vista version.

Mooga · 05-13-2009, 01:41 PM

Firefox works fine with both Vista and Windows 7.

MonoXideAtWork · 05-13-2009, 02:26 PM

get the UBCD and test your hardware.

http://tinyurl.com/qlugf4

If that doesn't work..... you know.

Skanky Butterpuss · 05-13-2009, 04:03 PM

If you report anyone for mentioning firefox, I will give you an INFARCTION

Everything · 05-13-2009, 07:42 PM

I gonna reportededed you skanky

[AE] 82694 · 05-13-2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenday5494

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If anyone makes a reference to reinstalling firefox or anything, i will report you.

Uh did you try that yet. What the hell you ask for help but say if you say this I will report you for what? That wasn't even a troll.

Sh4x · 05-13-2009, 10:16 PM

Reinstall vista?

Mooga · 05-14-2009, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sh4x

Reinstall vista?

Install Windows 3.11?

Innoc · 05-14-2009, 01:18 AM

Before doing anything as radical as reinstalling Vista you might try reinstalling Firef....

kidding.

Sounds like a couple of things worth looking at. First...in the BIOS...Hardware Monitor...let the system run for a bit. How are the temps? Next, chase up memtest86 and let it scan the system. I would next chase up a hard drive utility from the mfr of your hard drive and scan the drive. This will establish a baseline of what "appears" to be sound.

I would next pull the hard drive and install it in another system that is already known good...then do a virus scan of the other hard drive. If it's finding crap then you can "try" reinstalling the infected drive after the scan and cleaning is complete. However, if it finds compromised files it's likely that the system is not recoverable and you should look at a full reformat and reinstall...this time...make sure you have decent software in place protecting you.

**mervaka** · 05-20-2009, 09:37 AM

reinstall firefox!

...go on, do it.

GeoKill-----> · 05-21-2009, 01:09 AM

Mervaka makes an excellent point

VentuSag3 · 05-31-2009, 03:51 AM

Get a Linux live CD for Fedora or Ubuntu, run the live desktop off the disk and use some of the Unix based diagnostic tools to see if you have anything wrong with your system. If nothing is wrong hardware wise, backup your files and reinstall vista ... or just take the files you want off of the hardrive, save them to an external source, and install an OS that isn't made of fail. WinXP and Fedora are good choices. Source games tend to run fine under WINE.

**mervaka** · 06-04-2009, 12:47 PM

i still need to try fedora.

05-13-2009, 01:42 AM	#1
greenday5494 Holy shit, thats kerrigan! D&A Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Class/Position: D, whatever the team needs, usually engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: None Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	windows vista machine boots, takes forever, then randomly reboots at the login screen just as title states, a vista machine of mine boots to the login screen (which i dont even require a password anyways) and then reboots. i went into boot options and hit disable auto reboot when crash, but it still reboots. I tried safe mode, it boots to the login screen, and stays there longer than normal, then eventually crashes the weird thing is, we dont know the password it asks for. i even hit the login button to just try it, and not even an incorrect password notice pops up If anyone makes a reference to reinstalling firefox or anything, i will report you. User received an infraction for this post __________________ http://static.adrive.com/images/ads/...rbo_468x60.gif DAN MAPES!

05-13-2009, 02:04 AM	#2
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Are there any other OSs installed on the box? How fresh is the install? __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

05-13-2009, 01:41 PM	#5
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Firefox works fine with both Vista and Windows 7. __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

05-13-2009, 04:03 PM	#7
Skanky Butterpuss Beware the Hammer D&A Member Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Class/Position: Sabotaging your shit. Affiliations: :}\|, mimic, /KBN/ Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	If you report anyone for mentioning firefox, I will give you an INFARCTION __________________ Support FF: Etzell: Skanky Etzell: The Wings are fucking fantastic Etzell: They really are Etzell: But even SAYING that makes me want to vomit

05-21-2009, 01:09 AM	#14
GeoKill-----> Community Member Server Owner Beta Tester Forum Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hawthorne, California Class/Position: Soldier/Spy/Scout Gametype: AvD Affiliations: :e0:Eternal Order Leader Posts Rated Helpful 12 Times	Mervaka makes an excellent point __________________ Fortress-Forever Guides All Your Mapping Needs :e0: Will live on Forever Support FF:

05-13-2009, 04:08 AM	#3
Phatman n00bsauce Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Class/Position: Soldier/Pyro/ThatOneJerk Gametype: Anything that involves killing Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Might have a piece of bad hardware in there. Most likely memory in my opinion/experience. If you have another computer to use and can burn cd's with it, download the memtester iso, burn it, then run it for a few hours and see if it throws any errors.

05-13-2009, 04:59 AM	#4
Etzell D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Vista defaults to the login screen with a password. There's no password. Hitting login will let you in. Make sure it's not overheating, see if you can get into the BIOS and so forth. Or, it could be a problem with bad software. Check mozilla.com, see if they have a Vista version.

05-13-2009, 02:26 PM	#6
MonoXideAtWork Pub Allstar! Beta Tester Join Date: Aug 2008 Class/Position: under en kvinna Gametype: Capture the Flag Affiliations: Eternal Order, Must be h4x, Mono's happy funtime. Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	get the UBCD and test your hardware. http://tinyurl.com/qlugf4 If that doesn't work..... you know.

05-13-2009, 07:42 PM	#8
Everything This is still alive? Wiki Team Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Naples, FL Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	I gonna reportededed you skanky

05-13-2009, 10:16 PM	#10
Sh4x Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Reinstall vista?

05-14-2009, 01:18 AM	#12
Innoc Hitman 2 1 Actual Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: "Oscar Mike" Gametype: FPS or RTS (just say NO to MMO) Affiliations: Your Mom Posts Rated Helpful 8 Times	Before doing anything as radical as reinstalling Vista you might try reinstalling Firef.... kidding. Sounds like a couple of things worth looking at. First...in the BIOS...Hardware Monitor...let the system run for a bit. How are the temps? Next, chase up memtest86 and let it scan the system. I would next chase up a hard drive utility from the mfr of your hard drive and scan the drive. This will establish a baseline of what "appears" to be sound. I would next pull the hard drive and install it in another system that is already known good...then do a virus scan of the other hard drive. If it's finding crap then you can "try" reinstalling the infected drive after the scan and cleaning is complete. However, if it finds compromised files it's likely that the system is not recoverable and you should look at a full reformat and reinstall...this time...make sure you have decent software in place protecting you.

05-20-2009, 09:37 AM	#13
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	reinstall firefox! ...go on, do it.

05-31-2009, 03:51 AM	#15
VentuSag3 Join Date: May 2009 Class/Position: [O]Spy [D]Soldier Gametype: CTF \ DM Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Get a Linux live CD for Fedora or Ubuntu, run the live desktop off the disk and use some of the Unix based diagnostic tools to see if you have anything wrong with your system. If nothing is wrong hardware wise, backup your files and reinstall vista ... or just take the files you want off of the hardrive, save them to an external source, and install an OS that isn't made of fail. WinXP and Fedora are good choices. Source games tend to run fine under WINE.

06-04-2009, 12:47 PM	#16
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	i still need to try fedora.

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