Hey Marcus--

What happens (if you have a Vista DVD) when you try Startup Repair? Have
you tried Last Known Good also from F8?

CH

"Marcus Dragmire" <MarcusDragmire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> "dzomlija" wrote:
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>> 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?
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>> 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.
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>> 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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>>
>> --
>> dzomlija
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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.
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> On a side note its been working fine today... I havent changed anything at
> all :/