PC keeps restarting when I do a Shutdown...Please Help

[mortan57]

I have windows xp pro and when I do a shutdown on my PC it restarts instead of shutdown, I have to manually shut it down by holding down the power button...Any suggestions on how I can fix this???

 

[Nodsu]

Maybe this?
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311806

 

[mortan57]

This looks like what I was looking for..
Thank You very much..
one more question if you wouldn't mind, If I wanted to find out how to fdisk my hardrive to put a clean install of windows xp do you know of any sites with instructions for this..
Again Thank You

 

[LtAuburn]

You can FDisk your drive before you install XP just by using XP. It will give you the option at the very beginning of the install. Then you will need to partition it again and then it will format. Cheers...