Endless Restart Cycle?

My laptop was working fine the last time I used it, but my mom said that when she used it, at some point when she was using it, it shut off. It then restarted and then brought up a screen saying something like "The computer didn't shut down properly" or something like that, and gives me 5 choices:

Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Last Known Good Configuration (your last settings that worked)
Start Windows Normally

Every one I try leads me to a "blue screen of death" and then it shuts down, restarts, and goes back to that screen. Anyone know how to fix this?

I use Windows XP.

Take the error message on the BSoD and look it up on another computer. That's how I managed to fix my comp when I got the BSoD.

I had the same problem, they had to reformat the whole computer. So everything was deleted to remove all threats. That's how I fixed it, but this isn't the best solution.

Take the error message on the BSoD and look it up on another computer. That's how I managed to fix my comp when I got the BSoD.

I can't, it only shows it for about 2 seconds.

I had the same problem, they had to reformat the whole computer. So everything was deleted to remove all threats. That's how I fixed it, but this isn't the best solution.

Well, maybe that might end up happening. Hope not.

Take the error message on the BSoD and look it up on another computer. That's how I managed to fix my comp when I got the BSoD.

I can't, it only shows it for about 2 seconds.

I had the same problem, they had to reformat the whole computer. So everything was deleted to remove all threats. That's how I fixed it, but this isn't the best solution.

Well, maybe that might end up happening. Hope not.

2 seconds is more than enough time to read a message, if you cant read it all in one go write down what you read and go again.

Take the error message on the BSoD and look it up on another computer. That's how I managed to fix my comp when I got the BSoD.

I can't, it only shows it for about 2 seconds.

I had the same problem, they had to reformat the whole computer. So everything was deleted to remove all threats. That's how I fixed it, but this isn't the best solution.

Well, maybe that might end up happening. Hope not.

2 seconds is more than enough time to read a message, if you cant read it all in one go write down what you read and go again.

Or take a picture.

Take the error message on the BSoD and look it up on another computer. That's how I managed to fix my comp when I got the BSoD.

I can't, it only shows it for about 2 seconds.

I had the same problem, they had to reformat the whole computer. So everything was deleted to remove all threats. That's how I fixed it, but this isn't the best solution.

Well, maybe that might end up happening. Hope not.

2 seconds is more than enough time to read a message, if you cant read it all in one go write down what you read and go again.

I did it this way.

this is one of the ocasions where i suggest a reformat. windows isnt written smart enough to keep an error message up for a readable ammount of time.

If you have your windows xp install disk a repair install might be better then a full reformat.

this is one of the ocasions where i suggest a reformat. windows isnt written smart enough to keep an error message up for a readable ammount of time.

It's configurable, though I'll give you that it's probably silly that the default configuration is to immediately reboot.

oo tell me how to configure it. brothers pc has same problem and i need some junk off it

 

Lol does this mean you need to do it when you're comp's working? XD