How to turn off Auto Reboot in XP
Right click on My Computer
Select Properties
Select the Advanced Tab->Startup & Recovery section
Select the Settings button
uncheck "Automatically restart" Apply".
This will give you a blue screen with the error message rather than rebooting the computer.
Also:
Check your Event Viewer via Administrative Tools.
Open the System as well as Application tabs and look for red X errors that coincide with your problem. Details here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427
Also if your blue screen is showing a memory dump do the following:
Go to start | search (type in)
.dmp
Note the location of your
.dmp files.
If no
.dmp files check for
minidump.
Remember this location and the path that leads to it.
Then:
1) Download and install the
Debugging Tools from Microsoft
All you need do is download and install this. Make no attempt to start or run it.
2) Download and install this
debugwiz
This is a DOS based batch file that will command the above Microsoft Tools.
3) Open the Wiz & Browse to, or paste in the path to, your
.dmp file.
4) After the Wiz creates a Text document attach it back to this thread.
If you are looking for links on how to interpret this data for yourself try here first:
http://www.wd-3.com/archive/registercontext.htm
The beeping issue could be indicating an over-heated CPU. Have you cleaned out the computer and checked the fans recently? If not this would be a good idea. A light dusting with canned air and verify that the CPU fan is running smoothly.
