Window XP Shut Down Problem

[ShanShan]

Can anyone tell me why everytime when i tried to shut down the windows, it restart instead of shutting down. it happened 8 out of 10 times. Thanks

[VHockey86]

Try turning off the "automatic restart" feature system properties --> advanced --> startup and recovery

It might be possible that you're having a fatal error during shutdown and its restarting.

Does it complete the entire shutdown process from what you can tell? Saving all the settinsg and whatnot that normally takes 15-30 seconds?

[ShanShan]

where can i turning off the "automatic restart" thing??

it complete the entire shutdown process.

[VHockey86]

Is this a new computer that you just built, or did this problem spontaniously begin?

[ShanShan]

Is this a new computer i just bought and also the problem spontaniously begin

[JPMiller]

I dont have time to scan through this so I'm being lazy and pointing you in the right direction.
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm
This should help you out I believe.
Good Luck!