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Boot into Safe Mode by pressing F8 during the system start up. &nbsp;That should allow you to get into Windows. &nbsp;From there, check your Event Viewer for error messages. &nbsp;Have you installed anything on the PC recently, like a video card or RAM? &nbsp;It could be that. &nbsp;When you're in safe mode, run a full anti-virus and anti-spyware scan if you can.
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Hi Try out the ff:<br />
Download this tools from Microsoft: <br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx</a><br />
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If it doesn't work then you may need to do a repair install. This is how:<br />
<a href="http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm</a><br />
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Good luck
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if it is recent, i would try a system restyore to a previous date.
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Hit F8 when your machine is booting and select &quot;Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked)&quot; to see if this deals with the problem.<br />
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Otherwise you could try checking for errors on the hdd by following this solution:<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21660746/Wont-Boot.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21660746/Wont-Boot.html</a>
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I have a Windows XP computer that everytime it gets to the desktop it restarts. &nbsp;I do not know the history of the problem other than it is now restarting at the desktop. &nbsp;Does anyone have any ideas what it could be?
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I have a Windows XP computer that everytime it gets to the desktop it restarts.  I do not know the history of the problem other than it is now restarting at the desktop.  Does anyone have any ideas what it could be?

Boot into Safe Mode by pressing F8 during the system start up.  That should allow you to get into Windows.  From there, check your Event Viewer for error messages.  Have you installed anything on the PC recently, like a video card or RAM?  It could be that.  When you&#39;re in safe mode, run a full anti-virus and anti-spyware scan if you can.

Hi Try out the ff:
Download this tools from Microsoft: 
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

If it doesn&#39;t work then you may need to do a repair install. This is how:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Good luck

if it is recent, i would try a system restyore to a previous date.

Hey.

Hit F8 when your machine is booting and select &quot;Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked)&quot; to see if this deals with the problem.

Otherwise you could try checking for errors on the hdd by following this solution:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/XP/Q_21660746.html

Windows XP restarts at Desktop

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Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.