PC turning on after shutdown!?-Advice wanted!

maniac886

Hi, basically I am asking advice on behalf of a friend, all I know is that she is running WIN XP on a desktop and here is the problem;

Basically if she presses 'shut down' on the PC, it will switch off but after it has , after about ten seconds the desktop restarts without her touching anything. The only way to reslolve this is to hold down the power button while the computer is on, this is the only way to stop it from turning on again.

Does anyone know what is causing her PC to restart itself?!

Thanks in advance!

DrSmutt

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320299/

1.Log on to the host computer as either an administrator or the owner.
2.Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
3.Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance.
4.Under the or pick a Control Panel icon section, click System.
5.Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
6.Click to select any one of the following check boxes under System Failure:
•Write an event to the system log
•Send an administrative alert
•Automatically restart

Happy_frank

Check the bios for wake on lan or wake on usb settings. It may be a signal from the network starting the pc back up.

maniac886

Cheers guys, if it works ill get back to ya!