shut down problems (wont' STAY shutdown)

[Guest]

Suddenly my computer (XP) keeps loading again automatically when I shut down (i'm not retarded either - I've checked to make sure its not on the "restart" option). I can't figure out how to get the damn thing to stay shut down when I tell it too. So I've resorted to hold the physical shutdown button for 10 seconds (roughly) until its safety shutoff kicks in. But of course everytime I start the computer again it says "windows was shut down improperly and yada yada". Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks for any help that is offered
Paul

 

[Rich Barry]

Paul, take a look here
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm Select S and scroll
to Shutdown.

Suddenly my computer (XP) keeps loading again automatically when I shut

down (i'm not retarded either - I've checked to make sure its not on the
"restart" option). I can't figure out how to get the damn thing to stay shut
down when I tell it too. So I've resorted to hold the physical shutdown
button for 10 seconds (roughly) until its safety shutoff kicks in. But of
course everytime I start the computer again it says "windows was shut down
improperly and yada yada". Can anyone help me with this?

 

[Guest]

Usually the reason for a computer not shutting-off is that you hav
a hardware conflict.Usually found in the pci slot hardware,try moving the
around,and/or removing one at a time till system turns off,add anything lately?