See if anything here helps and good luck:
Disable everything that reads 'Wake up' in the BIOS settings. Also, I have
seen this behavior if you have a CD/DVD in the drive during a shutdown.
Shutdown Event Tracker - Line 373:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Power the Computer Off or Reboot After Shutdown
This edit controls whether Windows should automatically power down or reboot
your computer once it has finished the shutdown process.
Power Off or Reboot After Shutdown (Line 76)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
User Profile Hive Cleanup Service (Line 36) Right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
This edit automatically ends tasks and timeouts that prevent programs from
shutting down and clears the Paging File on Exit.
Auto End Tasks to Enable a Proper Shutdown (Line 76)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Shutdown.Exe - Andrej Budja (Line 52)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
Taskbar Repair Tool
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
"Me2Ewe" <blaray.DeleteThis@wightman.ca> wrote in message
news:OH4kBoJcHHA.3960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I need some intellectual help here.
>
> My computer will not shut down I tried unchecking the 'Automatically
> restart' check box, with no results. As soon as I shut it down it just
> restarts the same as if I selected restart form the start menu.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanx Bruce
>
>