Computer keeps re-booting

[Aitch]

I've fitted a new hard drive and CD/DVD drive today and installed windows and office etc. Every time I go online to try and download the latest office updates the damn thing keeps re-booting. Any ideas on what's fcukered? :confused: It is doing my head in. :annoyed:

[Martin T]

Any ideas on what's fcukered?
I think your computer or the software may be fickered :D

[Aitch]

I think your computer or the software may be fickered :D
Which bit of the computer though? The software was working on the previous installation. Then the computer started going doolally, so I assumed it was the hard drive. :confused:

[voodoo_melon]

Did you reinstall or just copy from the old hdd? Does it pop up a message about rebooting with a countdown or does it just reset with no warning?

[piehound]

aitch does it give you a warning like 59 seconds till your pc reboots if so its the ms.balster virus
i get it every time i reformat then go online
or it could be this http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=96324&highlight=warning
follow the link at the bottom by me

[Aitch]

Did you reinstall or just copy from the old hdd? Does it pop up a message about rebooting with a countdown or does it just reset with no warning?
Copied from previous hard drive this afternoon and then I was getting a countdown and I thought it may have been a virus that couldn't be detected. So I removed the old hd and reformatted the new one and did a complete new install. Now it is just resetting without warning.

[Martin T]

Which bit of the computer though? The software was working on the previous installation. Then the computer started going doolally, so I assumed it was the hard drive. :confused:
Was joking.

Piehound has a very good point though.

[Woody]

My PC started doing this a while ago would die and try to reboot and just kept going through the post test and rebooting , occasionally it would boot but then die almost straight away put it down to my power supply being an arse and it was :D

but then it had run almost constantly for 3 years :smash: :D

[david_t]

Think a mate of mine has this, once removed you need the m/s up-date, is that right? how do you avoid getting it again before installing the fix? Not an expert,could do with a step by step guide guys,if its not too much trouble, or a link to fix for a P.C.numpty.

[Aitch]

aitch does it give you a warning like 59 seconds till your pc reboots if so its the ms.balster virus
i get it every time i reformat then go online
or it could be this http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=96324&highlight=warning
follow the link at the bottom by me
I'll give it a try - cheers mate :thumbs:

[Aitch]

Gah, bollox - the damn thing won't stay alive for long enough to be able to download anything. :annoyed: :annoyed:

I fecking hate computers. :furious: :rant: :furious: :rant:

[Cookie]

unplug the dvd drive and any non essential hardware , sounds like it might be your power supply.

C.

[ZXSpectrum]

When the counter apears telling you that its going to shutdown go to Start then Run and type shutdown -a and it should abort it... ;) Giving you time to sort it...

[karlF]

If you have Xp then activating the xp firewall should prevent it rebooting

[PsYcHeS]

It defo a virus.

I fix these all day long m8, had a stubborn one a while ago, i formaytted the ENTIRE HDD, clean install etc and then bamn, back it came
I have the cure for it here on my pc, its only 70 odd kb

Here is a link to it if you want it folks, max users are 10 at a time, grab it and fuk off!!

No other stuff for grabs there just the file and the rar of it, take which one you want

ftp://sxoc:sxoc@PsYcHeS.kicks-ass.net:444/

use either flash, get it, your prefereed fxp program or just use explorer and drag and drop

THIS IS FOR WINDOWS XP ONLY FOLKS!!

DOWNLOAD IT AND RUN IT< ITS THE SAME AS IVE POSTED OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDING ARRY!!

[PsYcHeS]

If you have Xp then activating the xp firewall should prevent it rebooting

The xp firewall is crap, totally crap.
For a decent one goto

www.zonelabs.com and get the free one there (Zonealarm)

[karlF]

The xp firewall is crap, totally crap.
For a decent one goto

www.zonelabs.com and get the free one there (Zonealarm)
The xp firewall maybe crap but it prevents the computer rebooting when you go online. Its rather difficult to download a firewall when your pc keeps shutting down. :D

[PsYcHeS]

But if you get the fix from me 1st then get the firewall :D

No problemo then eh :thumbs:

[david_t]

Thanks for the suggestions guys :thumbs:

[Aitch]

It defo a virus.
THIS IS FOR WINDOWS XP ONLY FOLKS!!

I'm running Windows 2000. :(