re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' Friday, May 20, 2005 at 9:18 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by HolyGuy (1 messages posted) I have an ASUS K8V-X motherboard and I DO NOT have creative 5 CD burner on my computer and it is still restarting when I try to shutdown. Any suggestions? On Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 6:03 am, ton wrote: >SOLUTION ON SHUTDOWN PROBLEMS >I had the same experience on my friends' ibm 2196-31Q running WinXP which was win98SE >before, the computer always restart on shut down. I have tried every advice from >various forums regarding this type of problem. Some worked for a short period of >time, like unchecking the checkbox on task scheduler (start>>run>>type msconfig>>service >tab>>uncheck task scheduler) and restoring default on CMOS(presing del,ins and f1, >this depend on what you should press, you can see this right after you press the >power button to enter setup, bootup then selecting restore defaults and save the >settings) but most did'nt. What I would like to add is on how I solved this problem >totally, I have noticed that when you're computer shutdown it save settings as it >shows in the screen when shutting down, this may refer to small issues of what you're >computer remembers before turning off, like the processes running and what are connected >to the CPU, if something is different when you turn on the computer, it reconises >a wrong pattern according to what it remembers and thus affecting the system, this >was the issue on mine. I have discovered that when using my computer while connected >to the internet and tried to shut down, it did shutdown completely or just having >the telephone line connected, Btw, i use dial up in connecting. Another is it remembers >what was connected to it(CPU) before it shutdown (mouse, keyboard, monitor, telephone >line and speaker), this can also cause abnormal shutdown. In conclusion, don't change >anything before you turn on or off the computer. This worked for this type of computer, >not sure to work on others. > Written in response to: re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (ton: Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 6:03 am) Responses to this message: re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Subharanjan Gupta: Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 12:14 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (rodders: Tue, Jan 15, 2002, 2:58 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Paula C: Sun, Feb 24, 2002, 1:38 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (antihacker: Wed, Jul 31, 2002, 6:10 am) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Computer Solutions: Sun, Mar 9, 2003, 1:19 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Malcolm Anderson: Sun, Mar 30, 2003, 6:10 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Mike Kudrow: Thu, Oct 23, 2003, 11:41 am) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Ren of Heavens: Sat, May 1, 2004, 3:14 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (ton: Thu, Jun 10, 2004, 6:03 am) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (HolyGuy: Fri, May 20, 2005, 9:18 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Subharanjan Gupta: Sat, Aug 18, 2007, 12:14 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (jpaquette: Fri, Sep 7, 2007, 6:16 am) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Oscar: Thu, Aug 18, 2005, 6:23 am) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (leafy: Fri, Jan 12, 2007, 6:17 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum