A hard reboot refers to the process of physically removing the power from a computer and starting it back up. A soft reboot refers to the process of shutting down and restarting an operating system, and possibly restarting the computer hardware (initiated by software).
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How does Windows know it should restart after a disk re-imaging?
I have been using some disk imaging software (Ghost 8.0) to clone a Windows XP Embedded image.
I noticed that even if I capture a disk image from a computer and then transfer that image back to the ...
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Ways to remotely reboot a Linux system
I had a remote server running Debian Sarge that experienced some HDD failure and I meant to reboot it hoping that fsck could repair the errors automatically. I eventually drove out there and replaced ...
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My PC suddenly reboots
Yesterday I opened my PC hub (after like, 5 years) to add more RAM and a new HDD. It was full of dust and balls of fluff, so I cleaned it a bit by blowing. I also removed the fan that was attached to ...
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Is it normal that after router reboot, I can't connect to Wi-Fi? [closed]
I just bought D-Link N 300 and configured everything so I'm able to connect from 3rd party devices to internet using Wi-Fi. Is it normal that after router reboot (power off, power on; not reset) I'm ...
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Restart Online Computer in Teamviewer without Log In
I have Teamviewer installed on the target machine as a service so it can work unattended. I was using it just fine and then suddenly I got kicked from the session. Now when I try to reconnect a ...
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Unable to connect remotely to WRT120N router through Win7
I am trying to connect to my WRT120N router using telnet.
But it is not able to connect.
I enabled remote access in the router settings and then I did the following
telnet> open 192.168.0.1 23
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Router slows down after some time, only over wifi, no admin, router reboot helps
Problem's in the title.
Additional info:
Router - TL-WR1043ND (TP-Link), latest firmware.
Wireless security - WPA2/AES.
OS - OpenSuSE 12.2 and 12.1 (two computers).
After reboot everything is ...
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Why sudo is needed for rebooting in terminal but not from the GUI?
When I turn on my machine and I log in to my account I can do whatever I want and even shutdown my machine or say reboot.
But if I open terminal and try to run the command reboot or shutdown then I ...
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diagnosing random power down crashes on a hackintosh [closed]
I have a hackintosh running on a Gigabyte P55M UD2. It has run without a single issue as a hackintosh for about 9 months, and the machine is about 2.75 years old. Never had issues when it was just ...
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Why won't some apps start after a reboot?
I had Adobe and Norton nagging me to reboot, so I did a normal reboot. After it came back up, a bunch of apps won't start:
The first one I noticed was Firefox. It would flash the disk light ...
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Computer won't boot into Windows when discrete GPU is removed
I'm trying to return my Radeon HD 6870 which is breaking (The fan doesn't work, and it overheats). However when I remove it from the PC, and revert to using the HD3000 in my i5 2500k, it refuses to ...
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FreeDOS reboot command
I have pre-installed on my computer a copy of FreeDOS.
I looked through the help, but did not found any commands for rebooting the computer.
Also, searching through Google yielded some not so useful ...
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Computer hangs for about ~20 minutes on “Starting windows” screen
My girlfriend has a Samsung RF-711-S02 Laptop, I recently had some software issues with her laptop that lead me to reformat it for her. Ever since reformatting the computer will hang for quite a ...
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Is there a way to remotely reboot a Windows CE device?
I know how to restart it locally but it would be very useful to find a way to do a remote reboot on Windows CE. How would i do this?
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How can I recover from UNMOUNTALBE_BOOT_VOLUME error on Windows XP?
My win XP machine was running really slow so i decided (not a great idea in hindsight) to download and run CCleaner. I cleaned up files and registry settings (it makes you save a backup) and then i ...
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best, most effecient 'reboot, rollback' program? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Tools similar to Deep Freeze for Personal Use?
At my job we have a few Lenovo T61 computers for our customers to use for whatever they want.
As of right now the ...
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windows 7 freezes on boot but not on restart
I have a strange issue with Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit. When I press the button to start the PC, shows all messages, pass the Windows loading screen and stuck before the welcome screen. It shows a ...
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Prevent reboot loop from critical error in win7
My machine is stuck rebooting after displaying an error dialog stating that a critical error has occoured and that it will shutdown within a minute. This started happening right after MS Essentials ...
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What is the proper way to enable a normal user to shutdown, halt or reboot the computer?
My dirty solution is to chmod +s /sbin/shutdown. It works but this is probably not good practice and insecure. Moreover after some system updates the suid bit gets reset. What would be the correct way ...
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Latitude D830 spontaneous reboots
I have a Dell Latitude D830 that constantly re-boots.
Have tried countless remedies, any suggestions please?
Pulling my hair out! Thanks, Danny.
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Why my Computer re-starts at time of power outage?
My computer (sometimes) shuts down for a fraction of second and then restarts at time of power outage. The most weird thing happening is that when I switch off the electric supply of UPS (ie. where ...
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How to set CHKDSK for drive C: in Windows 7
I recently got a 0xc000007b error whenever I tried to run some application software.
I found that CHKDSK for C drive might be a solution. When I tried to do it from C drive properties, it said the ...
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MacBook Pro unibody doesn't restart properly after battery depletion
My MacBook Pro (unibody, 13'', 2009) used to restart fine after battery depletion. The computer would automatically save the state of the system and reboot to whatever I was doing before. For those ...
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My Windows 7 machine keeps rebooting randomly
I realize this is a pretty general problem so please bear with me. I thought this had to do with my RAM so I removed all but one 4GB, ran MEM86 on it and it turned out fine. My computer still reboots ...
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Saving the contents of several different desktops through rebooting in Mac OS X Lion
This is a refinement of the question:
How to get OSX Lion to remember app desktops between reboot?
Is it possible to save the different windows of different applications through a reboot in OS X ...
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Windows 7 stuck in a reboot loop
My Laptop is stuck in a reboot loop. Every time I'm going to turn it on it just displays the windows 7 logo and then it then give me options to enter windows in safe mode or enter windows normally. ...
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Why does my computer restart immediately after I shut it down?
After I shut down my computer it automatically starts up again. I've tried re-installing Windows 7 64-bit, resetting my BIOS, installing the newest drivers and also changing the boot and recovery ...
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Creating IP aliases upon server reboot
I have a server running RHEL 6, and have created multiple IP aliases on it. However, when I restart the server, the IP aliases are gone.
I tried to edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file to include
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PC Rebooting Without Cause
For the last 2 years or so, my PC has been rebooting itself intermittently. There is no discernable pattern to the reboots, only that they seem most likely when I'm just about to press the "save" ...
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ASUS P8B WS - Endless Reboots
I am running a Intel XEON 1245 with 4GBx2 Kingston Memory ECC Unbuffered DDR3 on an ASUS P8B WS motherboard. BIOS Version 0904 x64. This system is a little over a month old. It is running Ubuntu ...
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Holding shift to disable autorun programs doesn't work?
I'm running windows XP SP3. I read that if you hold down Shift while starting up windows it should disable startup programs but it does not. What's going on?
Thanks
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Is there a free library type reboot software [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Free Windows 7 app to enforce user time restrictions or Steady State alternative
I am setting up a community computer center and I need to set the Windows-7 PC's to ...
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touch /forcefsck not working on Fedora16
I need to run fsck in order to repair my one and only hard-disk. I have no rescue CD/USB available.
I did the following:
touch /forcefsck
chmod a+rw /forcefsck # just to be really sure
reboot
But ...
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Reboot fails with “Invalid partition”
My laptop can boot, but it can't reboot. Any time something restarts the laptop (e.g. to apply Windows updates, or Start Menu->Restart, etc), the computer sits at a black screen with the message ...
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Starting Autoruns.exe or procexp.exe hard-boot the PC
I am currently backpacking in India for several months and have to use public PC to check my email and write my blog.
The first thing I do when after I plugged in my hard-drive is to use ...
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Why is launchd (launchctl) on Mac OS X 10.6.8 on a Mac Pro preserving launch time values across reboots?
I've created a .plist with a StartCalendarInterval key for a program that must run once a day. It works, and I'm satisfied. I've also created a python script that reads a config file and will re-run ...
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Win 7 laptop reboots when monitor is off
I have an MSI laptop that runs Windows 7 32 bit version. Recently it has a tendency to reboot when I come back to use it after the screen has switched off. When I get back, there is the blue screen ...
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Why does my computer keep restarting? [closed]
My computer restarts again and again automatically. It shows the BIOS setup and then restarts.
I have installed the OS multiple times, but then it also only starts one time. After then, when I shut ...
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Can hardware get damaged from restarting a computer too often? [duplicate]
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Will restarting the computer a lot (about 10 times in 2 minutes) damage the motherboard?
I'm always installing new programs and testing new operating systems on my ...
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Computer hard-rebooting when using Windows, but the BIOS works
My computer keeps shutting down instantly when I'm in Windows – as if you pulled the power cord. There's no bluescreen or anything like that. Then, it starts up again. This happens at random after ...
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Prevent shutdown, reboot etc. for the remote control via TeamViewer
Is it possible to configurate the TeamViewer so the user can't performs the shutdown, reboot, lock user, log off etc. via remote control?
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Computer's wireless connection stops working until reboot
One of my coworkers asked me to help her with the internet connection on her computer. She is running Vista on a pretty old laptop, but it's still functional.
The problem is the following:
Every once ...
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File changes lost on power failures with Windows 7
I have a PC with Windows 7 64x. I created a file (text file, for example). I write some text into the file, and after that I save it.
If a power failure occurs and the computer restarts, the file ...
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Computer randomly resumes from suspend
Recently my desktop machine (dual boot windows 7 and ubuntu 11.04) started resuming from suspend mode at random times. This usually happens in the middle of the night, but it happened once while I was ...
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Is it harmful at all when I shut down and unplug my iMac every night?
The reason I am asking this question is because yesterday, my iMac shut off randomly by itself. 2 mins later I turned it back on, started searching about why a Mac might shut off by itself, then bam! ...
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Can I automatically reboot if disconnected from the internet?
I have an old desktop that I'm running as a web server from my home while I'm at college. The internet at home is crappy and a lot of times when it goes down, the desktop can't reconnect without a ...
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New graphics card causes endless reboot loop
I decided to upgrade my ageing Radeon X1600 and grab a HD6770, but after installing it the computer boots up, waits a few seconds then powers off for a few (usually powers on for around 3 seconds or ...
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Will restarting the computer a lot (about 10 times in 2 minutes) damage the motherboard?
I was just curious if there are consequences for doing this and what they would be for the mobo, or any other internal component.
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How do I get 'Reopen windows when logging back in' back?
OK, so I have done what it says in Disable “Reopen Windows When Logging Back In” in Mac OS X Lion Completely, and disabled Reopen windows when logging back in, but now I want the feature back. What do ...
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Restore work space after reboot?
Is there a way to reboot windows 7 with the option of saving the current working session and restoring it after reboot?
So after reboot, my browser is automatically launched without losing any tabs, ...
