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Yeah Matt, I scanned a known netsky .pif file yesterday with a Norton Corporate, that is supposedly current (aren't they all...) and it completely missed it. I wonder if we've only seen the tip of the iceburg with this one when It comes to payload. Sure seems like the author went to a lot of...

Try this first. Unplug the machine - then push in and hold the on/off switch for about a minute. Then plug it back in and turn on. It's worth a try. If you have a meter you can check the power supply output easily, checking to make sure it is within tolerance and is not fluctuating wildly. Hit...

I never thought about doing this before, but wouldn't you have to have some kinda processor and software to convert the digital signal coming from the cd player?

See if you can pull up either or both of these files: setuplog.txt and detlog.txt ,you should be able to boot your system to DOS and use the EDIT command to read the file. They sometimes are very helpful in pinpointing where-when-and why a crash occurs during setup. Here's a good site for...

I don't believe I would use a regular computer power supply to do this.Seems like they are meant to be used with more of a load than the cd rom would give it. I quess it would be ok if you hooked up a fan or two along with it tho.

If you can't get into bios then you probably have an issue with either the cmos or processor (I gather from your post that the memory is at least passing it's initial check). If you can access the windows boot options try running a step-by-step w/confirmation boot (say yes to running a bootlog)...

Are you getting error messages? Can you boot to dos? If so you might try several things before purchasing any AV software. At C:\ type in mem/c . Is your ttl disc space 655,360 ? If not suspect a possible memory resident virus. From dos you can explore the directories a little. Look for files...

Thanks guys. I always consider it an honor to get a star from my fellow posters at this forum. There is such a huge gathering here of folks with superb technical skills. I learn something new every day here.

You could test by switching the outlets that you have them plugged into. Did you say that it was rebooting in the bios also?

I think Kocky and I are on the same train of thought. As I said previous - see if you can access safe mode - after the bios check. If it doesn't reboot here then it is obviously a winX problem, and as Kocky suggested - an OS reinstall would be a good option.

E-machine had an issue with this same problem for several years (ghost booting). It was (is?) fairly common (don't know if they fixed it or not). Support people tried every trick in the world - both hardware and software to stop it...and finally most gave up and refered them back to e-machine...

Try this little program - ISOBUSTER - you can download it as well as read about it here - http://www.voodoofiles.com/4722 It does what it says it does.

Can you access the bios? If so take it there - set the defaults - disable any and all power management software - then leave it there a while and see if it reboots from the bios. If so you have a hardware problem. If it doesn't suspect software. Try accessing safe mode and also try a step by...

Be sure the system is actually posting before you proceed. The next thing is to note the led color on the monitor. If orange, you are not getting any signal - green would suggest good signal and possible monitor issue. I would try the monitor on another system and/or try another monitor on your...

This works well too, run a debug string such as the one found here: http://www.computerhope.com/rdebug.htm