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restarting PC

Slothy666
07-03-2006, 05:22 AM
my computer restarts when i tell it to turn off, i have no idea why, please help

KingCody
07-03-2006, 02:29 PM
1. why is this in the cooling&modding forum? lol :D

2. what do you mean when you say "i tell it to turn off". is this via the power button, or via the start menu?

3. when did this problem start, did you install/uninstall any programs right before it started?

This ususally happens when there is a system error. by default, windowsXP restarts the computer in the event of a system malfunction. it experiences the error during shut down, and automatically restarts the PC. to prevent the system from restarting itself after an error, go into your system properties control panel > advanced > startup&recovery > uncheck the "automatically restart" box.

roxio easy CD creator/adaptec easy CD/direct CD are known causes. if you have any of these try uninstalling them and see if that solves it.

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Slothy666
07-03-2006, 02:43 PM
1. why is this in the cooling&modding forum? lol :D

2. what do you mean when you say "i tell it to turn off". is this via the power button, or via the start menu?

3. when did this problem start, did you install/uninstall any programs right before it started?

This ususally happens when there is a system error. by default, windowsXP restarts the computer in the event of a system malfunction. it experiences the error during shut down, and automatically restarts the PC. to prevent the system from restarting itself after an error, go into your system properties control panel > advanced > startup&recovery > uncheck the "automatically restart" box.

roxio easy CD creator/adaptec easy CD/direct CD are known causes. if you have any of these try uninstalling them and see if that solves it.

1. i didnt no where to put it
2. via the start menu
3. i started after i enabled advanced power managment support

KingCody
07-03-2006, 09:41 PM
it started after i enabled advanced power managment supportok, well it seems that you answered your own question.

you have the problem when APM is enabled. so why not just disable it?

not all systems are compliant with APM, yours may be one of them.

AMDIsTheBest010
07-04-2006, 02:53 AM
You may also have it set to restart upon shut-down, may sound odd but you never know with the windows OS

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