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Old 11-15-2007
Marcus Dragmire
 

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Re: restart at login screen


"dzomlija" wrote:

>
> Marcus Dragmire;513126 Wrote:
> > When I boot up my pc, it gets to the login screen, then restarts. Does
> > the same thing if I turn off reboot at system crash. If I get in quick
> > enough, and type my password in, itll try to log in, but come up with
> > the error:
> > The group policy service failed to login. The media may be write
> > protected. if I press F8, and use Boot from last known good
> > configuration, it works fine. but I have to do this every time I start
> > my pc up. I have put in the Vista disk and done a system repair, which
> > hasnt helped at all.
> >
> > Any ideas?

>
> Are you able to boot into Safe Mode? If yes, then it could indicate
> that perhaps a driver is malfunctioning, a startup program is causing
> the restart, or malware has hijacked some critical startup service. More
> than likely a driver or service, because the "reset" happens even before
> you get to the login screen.
>
> If No, then use the F8 boot options, and use the "Disable Restart On
> System Failure" option. If it is a BSOD you're getting, then this option
> will allow you to see it and further diagnose what the problem is.
>
>
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As I said before, it gets to the login screen, I can type in my password if
Im quick
using f8 and disabling reboot on system crash changed nothing. no BSOD,
and it still restarts.

On a side note its been working fine today... I havent changed anything at
all :/
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