PC will not shutdown

[pele35uk]

Hi
When i turn my PC off the power supply continues to run until i push
the start up button for several seconds.
It is an old PC i.e P3 500mhz 384mb ram 6gb HDD etc.
Can anyone please help.
Thanks

 

[TaurArian]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q308029
Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP

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