XP restarts after shutdown

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I'm hoping somebody can help me with this problem. I recently installed a new GeForce 7600GS graphics card and since then every time I shutdown Windows goes through the sequence, shuts down, and promptly restarts.

I've formatted the harddrive and made a clean and updated Windows XP installation so I'm pretty sure it is a hardware problem. Latest drivers installed etc. I've even switched the power connecters around to see if that does not solve it. No luck :confused:

System -
Intel P4 3Ghz
Intel D865PERL mobo
2 x 1Gb RAM
2 x sata HDD

Any help would really be appreciated! Thanks
 
and if you take the Geforce card out, it shuts down fine?
try checking the bios for anything regarding pci wake up features.
maybe the card is kicking the pc back on.
thats my best guess.
 
It would be worse if it never restarted :)

Try the following to stop it from restarting:

1. rclick my computer
2. choose advanced tab
3. click settings in startup & recovery (bottom item)
4. unclick automatically restart box.

Hope this helps!
 
you guys dont read properly...he said and I quote, "I recently installed a new GeForce 7600GS graphics card and since then every time I shutdown Windows goes through the sequence, shuts down, and promptly restarts."

it has to be the card or a setting in the bios.
 
i know on Vista i had this problem - constant restarting until i realised it was the way the driver installed itself however i don't think that is your problem.

but it does smell like either a driver or bios or something.

Could a weak PSU cause this?
 
I agree with Kevinswann007, possibly "wake on lan" is enabled in your BIOS, causing your PC to restart the moment it is shut down as the router is still sending data to your NIC.

I'd think it's unlikely to be a driver issue as drivers are unloaded once the PC is shut down, BIOS is still active and processing commands though.
 
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Pull the plug out the back? That should kill it :P

IMO, could be a host of things, PSU, Drivers, Router & NIC, Bios best thing to do it try them all and work your down,

Aslo try to re-seat the the display card sounds crazy but might work, I had a D-Link network card installed once and Windows would not start, re-seated the card and hey presto!
 
One of my friends have two computers which are networked with corss cable.
First, I open both of the PCs and shutdown one of that PCs. When that PC shutdown adn nothing comes up, I shutdown the other PC. But the former automaticall restart when the later shutdowns. But when I unplug network cable, that problem does not occur.

So I check the virus with SAV, I find the virus named w32.Rajump and file name is Ravmone.exe. It has been deleted from my PC and I delete the registry value. But the PCs are as before.

I think it is due to the virus w32.rajump...right?
If anyone know to solve it out, let me know please..


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