Comp doesnt shutdown!!!

[romeo_8693]

hi guys....im posting after a long time.....
my comp has dedveloped a problem after a power surge..wen in windows i say shutdown it logs off then it restarts....it doesnt stop..wat can b the problem?

[romeo_8693]

kmon guys...

[slugger]

r u runnin win2k3? i 2 face dis prob sumtime [no particular frquency]
wonder y?

i dont tihkn its got anytihn 2 do wit d surge 'cause i got a spike guard

[~Phenom~]

try these different methods , they may help..
4 Tricks to Shut Down your Windows

[romeo_8693]

@slugger:nope win xp...,no spike guard but ups is there.....
@phenom:it does all the routines for shutdown but instead of totaly going off it restarts.....

it is as if the comp is made to shut down but with the power-on switch shorted....(tho it is not shorted...)

[sashijoseph]

Try disabling 'Auto restart' feature and note any error message displayed during shutdown.
My Computer > Properties > Advanced tab. Under “Startup & Recovery,” click Settings. Under “System Failure,” uncheck the box in front of “Automatically restart.”

[slugger]

never enabled it, still d comp restarts but in no particular freq

[Vishal Gupta]

@romeo
Also try to update the VGA drivers.

[slugger]

Originally Posted by Vishal Gupta

@romeo
Also try to update the VGA drivers.

VGA drivers r 4 grafix cards na?

aaaaa dat cud b d reason 4 restart, 'cause my NVIDIA drivers r 2-2.5 yrs old. d newer NVIDIA drivers don't get installed

but y only infrequent restarts and not all d time

[romeo_8693]

@vishal....dude the screen after a boot is fine only for few secs then it fades and all waves like flow across the screen....and how r not-being-able-to-shutdown and vga drivers connected?
@sashijoseph:they all r proper....

[abhra]

Originally Posted by romeo_8693

dude the screen after a boot is fine only for few secs then it fades and all waves like flow across the screen....

that happens when electricity supply is erratic (combined with your monitor's refresh rate) or there is an electromagnetic interference. As for your restart, you can run antivirus to check your system files. Also, check your mobo battery (small one) & your psu - one of these may be the culprit.

[Vishal Gupta]

Originally Posted by romeo_8693

@vishal....dude the screen after a boot is fine only for few secs then it fades and all waves like flow across the screen....and how r not-being-able-to-shutdown and vga drivers connected?
@sashijoseph:they all r proper....

I was just trying to help u. If u don't want it, then its OK.
I suggested to update VGA drivers coz I hv observed most of the times that such power related problems are caused by faulty or old VGA drivers.

[romeo_8693]

@vishal...ur taking me wrong dude...i was giving more info to u....may b d sentence formation was nt right..bt i dint mean to b rude.....and abt vga i just wanted to know d reason....pls no hard feelings

can it b bcos of heatin of display controller???

[Vishal Gupta]

No problem buddy. Its OK.
Actually as I earlier said, if ur VGA drivers are not updated then sometimes u can face such strange problems. So try to update the drivers.

[romeo_8693]

thanx dude...i tried update vga driver but it dint work....

[Vishal Gupta]

Also try to reset ur BIOS settings and then make sure that power settings are set to ATX there.

[romeo_8693]

hoe to reset the bios?

[slugger]

usually removing d CMOS battery 4 around 10 mins duz d job.

in d BIOS der is also an option 4 loading fail safe defaults, u may want 2 try dat. but i seriously doubt dat it wud solve d problem, cause 'earlier [and even now] i used 2 format d hdd and reinstall d OS every other day, so had 2 reset d bios [4 sum reason my install stalls in middle wit my customised bios settings], but even wit fail-safe defults, my comp restarted

did u try installin all d win patches dat auto update throws @ u, 'cause i just noticed dat ever since i patched my OS d reinstall issue seems 2 have disasapeared [it is ne way so infrequent dat it doesn't really bother me]

Try keepin ur OS up2date with all updates installed and c if it helps

[Liggy]

actually this sounds like the sassar virus, you boot the computer then it shuts down correct?

[slugger]

Originally Posted by Liggy

actually this sounds like the sassar virus, you boot the computer then it shuts down correct?

d problem seems 2 b just d opposite, d comp just does not shut down

[romeo_8693]

@slugger..may be bcos of the updates cos this comp is nt updated.....

[slugger]

try keepin ur OS up2da8 and c wat happens

my restarts are extremely rare, but they happen
actually i jumped the gun yesterday when i said that my comp not restarting anymore

but 1 thin i am sure of is that, it is OS-related, because in the middle i had re-installed Win200 and used it for a couple of months, not 1 restart

but then i reinstall win2003 and it occurs again

did you also try vishals VGA update solution, bcos right now the NVIDIA drivers that i use are around 3-4 yrs old, thenew drivers dont support my card.
try updating ur grafix card drivers also and c waht happens?

[romeo_8693]

grafix is on board..tried the latest drivers possible..nt working.....