XP Rebbots on Shutdown

Reboots... :)

By design, system failures in XP initiate a reboot. If the failure happens to occur during the shutdown command, XP will reboot. You can temporarily stop this from happening until you find the cause by right-clicking on My Computer and select Properties. Click the Advanced tab. Under 'Startup & Recovery,' click Settings. Under 'System Failure,' uncheck the box in front of 'System reboot.'

As far as the cause, if it is not APM or Roxio, it is probably another driver problem. Soundblaster LiveDEVLDR32.EXE drivers have been known to cause this problem. Microsoft has posted new drivers for this. Video card drivers will also cause this problem, if your video card is not OEM and MS certified. If your PC is older, or is not from one of the big manufacturers (HP, Compaq, Dell, etc.), you may have to search for driver updates from the various manufacturers of your hardware components.

Some modems also cause shut-down problems in XP.

There is a very good shut down trouble-shooting guide posted at www.aumha.org

Chas

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