Shutdown problem

[DavidS]

I am sure this has been covered before but I have only just installed
XP today and I can't shut down. When I click on Turn Off it seems to
go through the procedure except it immediately start to fire up again.
Any ideas would help a very frustrated user... Thanks

 

[Chris Lanier]

Windows XP Shut Down Issues
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_restart.htm

Troubleshooters for Windows XP Shut Down
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

 

[uppalm]

Window is not shutin down when want to shut down the
message comes on the scree window is shuting down bur it
does not un less we switch it of from the power spply
button on the tower

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am sure this has been covered before but I have only just installed
XP today and I can't shut down. When I click on Turn Off it seems to
go through the procedure except it immediately start to fire up again.

You have something that is crashing on being asked to close - and the
system's 'automatically restart' is cutting in. Turn this off: in
Control Panel - System - Advanced, click Settings in the Startup and
Recovery section. There uncheck 'automatically restart'. You can also
usefully change the 'write debugging information' to (none) unless you
are actively needing a dump for debugging something, or to 'minidump' if
you are getting errors that you wish to report on to Microsoft. You
may now get a Blue screen failure instead, but at least will get some
guidance as to what is happening

And Look at the extensive troubleshooter on shutdown problems at James
Eshelman's page:
specific XP section at
www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm