Turning off comptuter thru windows xp

[Guest]

Prior to a clean install with new harddrive i was having a problem with
turning off the computer thru window xp. I would choose the turn off computer
icon and rather than turning off the computer it would reboot. To turn off
the comptuter i need to unplug it. Now that i just done a clean install with
a new harddrive i still have the same problem even though i have not loaded
up any of my programs. Can someone please help me troubleshoot this problem.
thanks for your help

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Choosing recovery actions if Windows stops unexpectedly

Right click My Computer | Properties | Advanced tab |
Click the Settings button under Startup and Recovery |
Under System Failure | UNCheck: Automatically restart |
Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK

Automatically restart
[[Specifies whether Windows will automatically reboot whenever the system
stops unexpectedly.
You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to set
recovery options.]]

See also...

Windows XP Restarts Unexpectedly or Restarts When You Shut Down the Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320299

Windows XP Restarts When You Try to Shut Down Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311806

Computer Does Not Shut Down Properly if Selective Suspend Is Enabled
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315664

WINDOWS XP SHUTDOWN & RESTART TROUBLESHOOTING
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In