[Techtalk] OT but I'm desperate.... Windows....!

[Conor Daly]

On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 10:40:10AM -0700 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, 
P Casper thought:
> Michelle,
> 
> To try and stop it from rebooting itself, try this:
> 
> "This can be caused by an optional feature of Windows 2000/XP that will
> restart the computer if any internal stop errors happen. To disable this
> feature, please follow the process below:
> 
>     1. Right-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and select
> Properties from the pop-up menu.
>     2. Click on the Advanced tab in the System Properties window.
>     3. Click on the Startup and Recovery button.
>     4. In the Startup and Recovery dialog box, be sure that the
> 'Automatically Reboot' option is unchecked in the System Failure section.
>     5. Click OK to the Startup and Recovery dialog box, then click OK on the
> System Properties window. You will then be prompted to restart the
> computer."

So this is how MS decided to handle the BSOD.  Automatic reboot!  Yaay, Go
Microsoft!

Conor
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