Hi,

My XP machine has been restarting automatically around the time that
it reaches the login screen during startup. If I wait about 10
seconds, it spontaneously reboots. I can quickly login, but the same
thing happens immediately after it reaches the desktop. Basically, it
will not allow me access.

I've read that it may be a response to a blue screen, and, in fact, I
have seen one (only once!) , though I don't recall what it says. I've
also read about how to turn-off automatic blue screen restart, but it
restarts before I can access those settings.

I've tried booting from the Ultimate Boot CD v2.4 and scanning for
viruses, but none are found. I think somewhere my NTFS file system is
corrupt (based on a file system scanning utility) but I don't know if
that is related, especially because the corruption seems to be in an
obscure folder.

I've tried getting into XP safe mode, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it
correctly. Pressing F8 during startup only gets me a boot device menu.
(By the way, I have an ASUS P4C800 motherboard, if that's relevant)
How should I go about this?

Should I try something with my Windows XP CD-ROM?

Thanks for any help or insight you can provide. I am constantly amazed
by all of your guys' collective knowledge and willingness to share it.

RG