Re: All Of A Sudden...

Thanks Ron for your feedback. It finally shutdown after I ran scandisk and
defragmented the drive. I really appreciate the help!



"Ron Martell" <ron.martell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Adolfo" <dontemailme@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Hi got a slight problem here. Since yesterday for some odd reason my
>>computer will not shut down anymore. It looks like it's going to then
>>bam...it starts to go through post and before I know it, I'm staring at
>>the
>>welcome sign again. Ugh....this is driving my nuts! The only out of the
>>ordinary dramatic change was an update from M.S for my video display
>>driver.
>>After I rebooted I couldn't believe what I was seeing. 600 x 480 screen in
>>4
>>bit color! Well, needless to say I rolled back to my previous drivers and
>>all was well, so I thought. By the way, in the power options
>>property/advanced I have the "when I press the power button on my
>>computer"
>>set to shut down. So that's not the problem. Any help would be
>>appreciated.
>>
>
> It sounds as though you have something running that is causing a
> "system failure" class error when Windows tries to shut it down and
> also that you have the default setting to "restart on failure" in
> effect.
>
> Use Control Panel - System - Advanced and click on the Settings button
> in the Startup and Recovery (bottom) section. In the Startup and
> Recovery window click on the checkbox for "automatically restart" to
> clear it then click on Apply and OK as needed to exit.
>
> That should put an end to rebooting. However it may also result in a
> "Blue Screen Of Death" STOP message when you shut down. If this does
> happen then the contents of the STOP message, including all 4
> parameters and any file or function names mentioned will be a direct
> clue to the underlying cause of the problem. Post that information
> back here if you need help with that.
>
> Also see MVP Jim Eshelman's STOP errors web page at
> http://www.aumha.org/kbestop.htm for additional advice and
> suggestions.
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
> http://aumha.org/alex.htm


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