Shut down problems

[RonZ]

Hi,not sure where to put this post,but here goes:PCchipsM88LU,Athlon XP2200,265 ddr2100,
crucial,Asus V1700 video card,40 gig Wdc hd.Computer works well, no issues running WinXPPro,temps normal 35C to 40C,about every 7th or 8th time I shut down,it goes into Restart.Go back,hit shutdown, shuts down normally.Not sure if this is a Windows issue or some other problem> Has anyone come accros this problem?Any help would be appreciated.Thanks

[glc]

Check your bios settings for Wake on Lan (WOL) - disable it.

[RonZ]

Thanks for the quick reply,glc.Went into the bios,went into Power management,no reference to WOL,yet the motherboard has LAN which shows up on my task bar as being unplugged.Dont plan on using this now mabye later on.All the features in the bios are set to what the manual suggests.I'm lost

[ktkendall]

I would disable that onboard LAN then If I was not planning on using it right away. It's just 1 more thing for windows to load and if you're not using it disable it till you need to use it someday..

[RonZ]

Thanks for the quick reply,ktkendall,disabled it,not in my taskbar anymore,I'll continue to try it,see if thats the problem.Thanks to you and glc for the replies

[ktkendall]

That may or may not be the answer to the shutdown problem but it is just a good idea to disable onboard LAN if your not using it.. You'll probably notice a little bit faster bootup time now though..

[Cricket]

Have you scanned for viruses, spyware, hijackers, malware and trojans? Been seeing a whole lot of this kind of stuff on computers lately, especially the hijackers.

Cricket

[RonZ]

Hi Cricket,yes, i use Norton 2003,adaware,and spybot,always check Taskmanager,also.I also go to Wilders Forum(great website) to see whats going on,thanks for the reply

[Cricket]

What OS are you using?

Are you using Roxio's Easy CD Creator?

This web page has good information on shutdown and restart problems.

Problem might also be related to the PC Chips motherboard.

Cricket

[RonZ]

Hi cricket,using WinXPPro,don,t use Roxio,checked with The PCCHIPS Lottery site,no mention of this problem.I,m hoping that disableing my lan,advice from ktkendall will work.Let you all know in a few days,thanks all

[RonZ]

Hi people,just an update: tried all the suggestions you all posted,computer still restarted after about the 5th shutdown,so I went to theeldergeeks.com website,found a link to "Shut down" on his site,followed it and after 15 shutdowns,no restarts.He has one great site,check him out.Thanks for all your suggestions,RonZ