XP SP2 Suddenly Can't Shut Down, Reboots Itself

[FKS]

First, "restart on failure" is unchecked in my system. The system correctly
shuts down when I click on "turn off" in the safe mode/safe mode w/ network.
However, after normal booting, the system reboots when I click on "turn
off." Again, "restart on failure" is unchecked and I see no BSOD or warning
messages during shutdown. What might cause this? The system worked fine
yesterday and I didn't change a thing in the system today.

 

[Rock]

First, "restart on failure" is unchecked in my system. The system
correctly shuts down when I click on "turn off" in the safe mode/safe mode
w/ network. However, after normal booting, the system reboots when I click
on "turn off." Again, "restart on failure" is unchecked and I see no BSOD
or warning messages during shutdown. What might cause this? The system
worked fine yesterday and I didn't change a thing in the system today.

Have you tried a system restore to just before the problem started?

 

[Chuck]

First, "restart on failure" is unchecked in my system. The system correctly
shuts down when I click on "turn off" in the safe mode/safe mode w/ network.
However, after normal booting, the system reboots when I click on "turn
off." Again, "restart on failure" is unchecked and I see no BSOD or warning
messages during shutdown. What might cause this? The system worked fine
yesterday and I didn't change a thing in the system today.

I remember seeing this before and I think Microsoft has a fix or patch
for this. Have you downloaded the latest patches and fixes from
Microsoft? If not give that a try or go to their help pages and do a
search for the fix.

Charles
http://www.ebusinesswiz.com/