Hi 3stolze,

Do you have something like Norton System Tools instaled ?

Another ideia is boot in the recovery console and do a chkdsk and after that boot normaly ....

Miguel

Hi Teddy,

take out the drive and put in another system. run chkdsk on it and when finished put it back in the original system.

good luck,

MrAruba

Try this dude...

Chkdsk Runs Each Time That You Start Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316506/en-us

Also this...

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/EN-US/

Unstoppable LOOP: Restart>BIOS>Windows Welcome>Chkdsk Procedure>Restart>BIOS>Windows Welcome>Chkdsk Procedure>Restart>BIOS, etc, ad infinitum.

I elected to do a chkdsk in Windows XP Pro, SP2, current. I believe I messed up the specification of the chkdsk procedure. I specified "chkdsk /f " but did not include the disk upon which the procedure should be run, C:  When asked, I elected to run the procedure upon restart.  When I retarted the computer, it went into the loop described above.

The chkdsk procedure completes its 3 stage examination. The last screen in the Chkdsk Procedure before beginning another restart shows no problems.  Then, instead of proceeding to the Windows Desktop, the computer begins another restart.  "Pushing any key" will not stop the Chkdsk Procedure.  Pushing F8 will not get me to Safe Mode. There are no error messages.  The only way to escape the loop is to power off the computer.

I can't get to the Windows desktop. I don't know how to escape the clutches of this loop.

Mr. Aruba,
The problem is on a Sony VAIO laptop.  I would like to avoid taking the disk out of the laptop.  If it were a tower arrangement, I would feel differently.

Can you suggest any other solution?
3stolze

You mean you put "chkdsk /f" instead of "chkdsk C: /f" ?

Hmmmm, in that case what does chkdsk say when it is
checking file system on "?" it MUST say a drive letter?

"chkdsk /f" would just check the systemdrive anyway I am sure.

chkdsk must be finding a problem it cannot fix so it tells itself
to do the same again next reboot. I was just gonna say unplug
every device apart from monitor, mouse and keyboard but this
is a Laptop.

Did you install "Disk Keeper" recently?

Or Norton Systemworks or anything major?

EE33,
Yes, I put "chkdsk /f" without putting the drive letter, without the quotation marks of course.  I should have put "chkdsk C: /f."

It reboots automatically without any input from me at the end of the chkdsk procedure. It never gets to the Windows Desk but reboots automatically at the conclusion of the chkdsk procedure. I cannot enter Safe Mode by pushing F8 during the boot procedure. I have Recovery Console installled but don't know how to get to it. I cannot stop the chkdsk procedure by "pushing any key." Contrary to what I said in the previous comment here, the problem is not on a laptop.  It's on a computer I assembled in 2004 with an Intel Pentium 4 processor HT and motherboard, 1000 MHz RAM, 160 GB and a RAID 1 array.

I have not installed Disk Keeper. I have had Norton Antivirus 2005 for some time. I have not installed any major programs for sometime.

At the top of the chkdsk page it says the following:
Checking file system on C:
File System is NTFS
Volume label is system.

I removed all of the peripherals except the monitor and booted.  Same deal.  It proceeded through the boot procedure and when it finished the chkdsk procedure it restarted. I let it run through its sequence several times just to be sure that removing the peripherals didn't fix the problem.
3stolze

I'm not a grumpy or sarcastic guy but if you first say

'The problem is on a Sony VAIO laptop.  I would like to avoid taking the disk out of the laptop.  If it were a tower arrangement, I would feel differently.'

 and suddenly

'It's on a computer I assembled in 2004 with an Intel Pentium 4 processor HT and motherboard, 1000 MHz RAM, 160 GB and a RAID 1 array.'.....

One good advice....don't smoke and post.

MrAruba