PC restarts after I boot to desktop, help.

My pc was running great, then MSI Live update said it had a mobo flash bios update for me. SO I flashed the BIOS and it said that it was done successfully and restarts my pc. Next, after I boot up to my desktop in Win XP, my pc will all of a sudden reboot/restart.
Please help.

After a BIOS flash you should power off your PC before booting into windows.
Remove the power cord or switch the PSU off.
Clear the CMOS for 10 mins.
Then place the CMOS jumper back to the normal position and turn on the PC.
Go into the BIOS and restore the BIOS settings you had before the flash.
Save and exit BIOS, then boot into windows.
So give that a try and post back.

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Message was edited by: MC1958

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