Yes. I think you are probably right Dan. Not as
scary as yours though - once it has been shut down it stays that way.
Cutting the power as I said forces the shutdown -
and so far it has never re-started of it's own accord!
Peter
At 10:52 25/01/2006, you wrote:
Has the machine only started this since a Windows Update? I've experienced
something similar after a hotfix was installed
As a side note, I once repaired a machine that would power itself back up
when it felt like it... it was shutdown all day then suddenly powered up in
the workshop... needless to say I was never alone while working on it (it
scared me lol)... the problem turned out to be with the BIOS, but
unfortunately I can't remember the precise setting I altered to fix it
Just my [rambling] thoughts
Dan
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From: Peter MacGregor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 25 January 2006 10:42
To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com
Subject: RE: [wdvltalk] OT: PC Shutdown problems
I'll follow those up MArk.
I'm using Win XP with SP2 installed.
When I click on "Turn Off Computer" it goes
through the full sequence - saving settings etc.
- and does actually switch off - for about two
seconds then powers itself on again and does a
full reboot! Only solution currently is to stand
and wait with finger on power button for those
two seconds and throw the switch to cut power!
Maybe the machines are taking over?
Regards
Peter MacGregor
At 23:06 24/01/2006, you wrote:
> > At 15:37 24/01/2006, you wrote:
> >
> > >Peter MacGregor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've a PC that is not quite a year old and
> > > > in the past week or two it's developed an
> > > > inability to shut itself down.
> > > >
> > > > I don't usually switch off at all as I have
> > > > a broadband connection
>
>You didn't say which version of Windows you're using, that;s important,
>is it something like this?
>
>"When I go to Start menu, Shut down, it acts like the OS is shutting
>down and the screen goes dark, but the fans still run, as apparently the
>power supply does not shut down. If I press the front panel Power switch
>for 5 sec, then it shuts down. The Power switch turns it back on OK. In
>Power Options, under the Advanced tab, Power Button, "When I Press Power
>Button My Computer..." is set to "Power Off"."
>
>Also found this, the fellow as well suspects it's the uniprocessor:
>
>http://www.theeldergeek.com/shutdown_issues_in_xp.htm
>
>"Get back into windows and go to device manager (press the
>windows key and the Pause/break (top right of
>keyboard) key at the same time) then
>goto the hardware tab and select device manager
>double click on the computer icon
>to expand it it should say ACPI uniprocessor PC"
>
>http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win2000/1137977502
>
>hth!
>
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>cheers,
>
> Mark
>
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