New build with MSI board, P4 processor, and xp PRO. System reboots when I try to shut down in Windows. It also reboots when I hit the Power button. The wiring is not backwards because reset still resets. It did work fine for a while and nothing was done to it (as far as I know right now). Norton was run and no virus found. Any known issues?
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PC reboots instead of shutting off. 1
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Control Panel, Power Options, check that advanced power features are enabled, and that the setting to turn the machine off is defined for the power button.
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More than likely XP is detecting an error during the shutdown process, and by default, XP reboots after detecting a failure. Look in Event Viewer, System Log for errors. The reboot after error is enabled/disabled thru: Right-click on My Computer, Properties, Advanced Tab, Settings button in Startup and Recovery section, Automatically Restart selection in the System Failure section.
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