"Susan K" <susan.ko@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Wonder if someone could advise please
>
> yesterday this computer was well due a format and re-install
> of win XP
>
> this was all done correctly --all ok so far
>
> windows update went straight after service pack 3 update
> set it off all seemed to go ok until its restart computer time
>
> boot up stopped about half way thru and then auto restarted boot up
> this kept happening in a continuos loop effect
>
> managed to start in safe mode and used system restore
> to get back in hence why i am able to write this
>
> clearly something is amiss
> question is what
>
> cheers
>
> Susan K.
>

See if this could be the problem,
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...leId=9084 418
And this guy has a blog on the problem.
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesp...ng-xp-sp3.aspx