Shutdown problem

Stephen

This is strange... at sometime over the last few weeks, my machine has stopped shutting down properly, and I haven't a clue why. When I tell it to shut down, windows 2000 goes through its usual shutdown procedure, and at the point where the machine would usually power off, it just reboots - like a cold boot.

To actually power off the machine I have to press the power button for about 5 seconds as its starting to boot again.

Specs:
Windows 2000 SP2
Intel P3-866 MHz
256mb of RAM
GeForce 2 GTS (32mb)
mixture of scsi and IDE hard disks

Anyone know how I can get the machine to shut down normally again?

Thanks.

phobos

I had a problem like that before, but random things happened. The computer would shut down
The computer would hang
The computer would restart

In the end it turned out to be a corrupt WAV file that computer tried to play upon shutdown. Once I disabled a shutdown sound, everything returned to normal, which is very strange. I would understand it, if it just hung the machine, but restarting is a different story.

;-phobos-)

seamus

Does Win2k not have a reboot feature as part of the whole package? I know these ones here in college, if they hit a fatal error, (very rare) instead of telling me, they just flat out reboot themselves. As phobos experienced, maybe it's hitting a fatal error on the shutdown sequence, and automatically rebooting itself. Also if you remember, Win98 had a 'always reboot on shutdown' option, maybe Win2k has something the same somewhere?

sceptre

Originally posted by seamus
Does Win2k not have a reboot feature as part of the whole package? I know these ones here in college, if they hit a fatal error, (very rare) instead of telling me, they just flat out reboot themselves.

It's a feature not a bug I suppose.

That would have to be set in System Properties--->Advanced--->Startup and Recovery

zAbbo

but i think it`s something to do with the computer shutting down so quick that it reboots instead. I `m using a MAC at the mo so i can`t double check this. MSCONFIG, some sorta advanced settings and disable fast shutdown. And before the guffows come in with the "there`s no msconfig in Win2k". Well theres no excuse either download it or get it from XP.

Here you go... http://www.drd.dyndns.org/index2.html

Could help...

Stephen

I downloaded that msconfig for win2k app - there seems to be no mention of shutdown in it anywhere.

TacT

Sounds like a faulty psu to me.

It happens on one of my coms but it only happens under win98se, under 2k pro it shuts down the way it should, my psu is a codegen pos but it does the job. Are the devices getting enough power?

Stephen

I really hope that isn't the problem

The devices should be getting all the power they need - it is a 490w psu.

TacT

Try replacing it and see if it persists .....if you have a spare handy

Saruman

OK im sure o posted the one about 98se... anyway thats a bug.. actually is a bug when it hangs on shutdown.. dissable fast shutdown is an option in msconfig... take the tick out and it either works fine or it reboots instead.. then its registry time and there is a key called fastreboot=1 which you change to 0... sorted...

Under 2000 it should not be the same problem.. im not sure if that key even exists.. anyway Check in system properties to see if its set to auto reboot.. if so take it out and try shutting down.. if it still reboots then its not that... if it gives you a blue screen it could by failing to shutdown a particular service or driver...

Stephen

I've been rooting around in the registry and found this:

PowerdownAfterShutdown - set to 0

I'm going to set it to 1 now and see what happens

Stephen

Bugger. It made no difference at all.

PPC

I just booted up my Windows 2k Adv Server emulator and tried to look for acpi in device manager but to no avail.
I had a problem in XP where it wouldnt shut down but when i enabled acpi is shut down.
I went into device manager and said view all devices and saw acpi was disabled. Once enabled it worked.

PyjamaMan

could any of you give me a hand, when i shut down it does it normally. tho when i turn the pc on again it says its jsut recovered froma serious error, which it hasnt. any idea how to turn this gob****e off.

i have winxp home edition
P4 2.0 ghz
256mb rd ram
geforce3 ti500

Stephen

Thanks to logic1 for this

All I had to do to get windows to power down properly again was to disable wake on LAN in my system's BIOS, and all is well

Ta logic.