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abskure
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:27 pm Post subject:
Reboot when Change Channel |
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I have MEdia Center Edition for XP 2004. It used to work fine. Then I started
getting critical errors and didnt use it for a long time. Just remembered I
had the features on the computer and decided to take advantage. Now, I can
get in, load Guide, but when I try to change the channel, either through
mouse or through guide or by typing number, my computer automatically
reboots.
Any idea what the problem could be or what steps I can take? |
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Unk
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:28 am Post subject:
Re: Reboot when Change Channel |
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You're welcome.
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:09:03 -0800, "abskure" <abskure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Thank UNK! I'll check out what the error reads and get back.
"Unk" wrote:
On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 07:26:03 -0800, "abskure" <abskure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
I have MEdia Center Edition for XP 2004. It used to work fine. Then I started
getting critical errors and didnt use it for a long time. Just remembered I
had the features on the computer and decided to take advantage. Now, I can
get in, load Guide, but when I try to change the channel, either through
mouse or through guide or by typing number, my computer automatically
reboots.
Any idea what the problem could be or what steps I can take?
Windows XP has a default setting to "Restart on failure"
Right click on "My Computer" and select Manage.
Expand the Event Viewer category and look through each of the three sub-categories for the red
flagged error records. The date and timeof these should correspond to your restarts. Double
click on an error record to see the details of the error.
You can change this restart behavior if you want.
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, System, Advanced
In the Startup and Recovery section, click on the "Settings" button to open the Startup and
Recovery window. In the System Failure section, uncheck "Automatically restart",
Click "Apply", "OK"
After that change the computer will no longer restart when a system failure occurs. Instead it
will probably throw up a "Blue Screen Of Death" with a STOP error message and then halt
completely, requiring a manual power off and restart (or reset if it has a hardware reset
switch). But the contents of the STOP error message will give a specific clue as to the
underlying cause of the problem.
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Unk
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:28 am Post subject:
Re: Reboot when Change Channel |
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 07:26:03 -0800, "abskure" <abskure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I have MEdia Center Edition for XP 2004. It used to work fine. Then I started
getting critical errors and didnt use it for a long time. Just remembered I
had the features on the computer and decided to take advantage. Now, I can
get in, load Guide, but when I try to change the channel, either through
mouse or through guide or by typing number, my computer automatically
reboots.
Any idea what the problem could be or what steps I can take?
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Windows XP has a default setting to "Restart on failure"
Right click on "My Computer" and select Manage.
Expand the Event Viewer category and look through each of the three sub-categories for the red
flagged error records. The date and timeof these should correspond to your restarts. Double
click on an error record to see the details of the error.
You can change this restart behavior if you want.
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, System, Advanced
In the Startup and Recovery section, click on the "Settings" button to open the Startup and
Recovery window. In the System Failure section, uncheck "Automatically restart",
Click "Apply", "OK"
After that change the computer will no longer restart when a system failure occurs. Instead it
will probably throw up a "Blue Screen Of Death" with a STOP error message and then halt
completely, requiring a manual power off and restart (or reset if it has a hardware reset
switch). But the contents of the STOP error message will give a specific clue as to the
underlying cause of the problem. |
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abskure
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:28 am Post subject:
Re: Reboot when Change Channel |
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Thank UNK! I'll check out what the error reads and get back.
"Unk" wrote:
| Quote: | On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 07:26:03 -0800, "abskure" <abskure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
I have MEdia Center Edition for XP 2004. It used to work fine. Then I started
getting critical errors and didnt use it for a long time. Just remembered I
had the features on the computer and decided to take advantage. Now, I can
get in, load Guide, but when I try to change the channel, either through
mouse or through guide or by typing number, my computer automatically
reboots.
Any idea what the problem could be or what steps I can take?
Windows XP has a default setting to "Restart on failure"
Right click on "My Computer" and select Manage.
Expand the Event Viewer category and look through each of the three sub-categories for the red
flagged error records. The date and timeof these should correspond to your restarts. Double
click on an error record to see the details of the error.
You can change this restart behavior if you want.
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, System, Advanced
In the Startup and Recovery section, click on the "Settings" button to open the Startup and
Recovery window. In the System Failure section, uncheck "Automatically restart",
Click "Apply", "OK"
After that change the computer will no longer restart when a system failure occurs. Instead it
will probably throw up a "Blue Screen Of Death" with a STOP error message and then halt
completely, requiring a manual power off and restart (or reset if it has a hardware reset
switch). But the contents of the STOP error message will give a specific clue as to the
underlying cause of the problem.
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