Turning off computer

[Gary]

I'm having a problem with "restart" in "turning off
computer" function. It just locks at the end
with "Windows...." without rebooting. I have to manually
turn off the computer, then on, then all is well. Acts
the same in safe mode.
Help

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Gary,

XP restarts while shutdown:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q311806


Visit the XP Shutdown knowledgebase [Aumha]:
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XP Shutdown Troubleshooters
http://aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/shutdown_issues_in_xp.htm

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I'm having a problem with "restart" in "turning off
computer" function. It just locks at the end
with "Windows...." without rebooting. I have to manually
turn off the computer, then on, then all is well. Acts
the same in safe mode.
Help