Feb 14, 2012 Computer restarts instead of shut off. I click shutdown, the computer prepares to shut off and then turns off. HPET Support Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer for windows vista.
After searching for days and days, I found this that fixed my problem. If it fixes your problem, please pass it around so others don't have to go through what we have. Josh Solution: 1) Start Control Panel Power Options High Performance 2) Start Control Panel Device Manager Keyboards select your keyboard right click + Properties Power Management make sure the box is unchecked for 'Allow this device to wake the computer' 3) Start Control Panel Device Manager Mice and other pointing devices select your mouse right click + Properties Power Management make sure the box is unchecked for 'Allow this device to wake the computer' 4) Close Device Manager window 5) Start Sleep 6) Your PC will now go to sleep. To wake it up, push the large power button on the front of your PC (not the smaller reset button). Although you can't use the keyboard or mouse to wake your PC up, this solution does allow you to put your PC to sleep and wake it up.
At least it works on mine now. Did this problem ever get resolved? I have an ACER Aspire 5612Z running Windows Vista and am experiencing similar problems with shutdown and sleep modes.
I have tried all the suggestions in the aforegoing discussion but still the laptop restarts after a short while, returning to the logon screen. I've tried the Shutdown Button, the menu selection from the arrow to the right of the shutdown button, closing the lid - I've set the desired results as Sleep or Shutdown - but still the only way to close it down is to press and hold the physical button. Then when I restart I get the 'Windows did not close properly' warning and hit Enter. Then when I open Outlook it usually says Outlook wasn't closed properly and it checks the datafile. (I always close all open programs before trying to shutdown, sometimes I check using Task Manager.) Can anyone help?
It's driving me mad! Did this problem ever get resolved?
I have an ACER Aspire 5612Z running Windows Vista and am experiencing similar problems with shutdown and sleep modes. I have tried all the suggestions in the aforegoing discussion but still the laptop restarts after a short while, returning to the logon screen. I've tried the Shutdown Button, the menu selection from the arrow to the right of the shutdown button, closing the lid - I've set the desired results as Sleep or Shutdown - but still the only way to close it down is to press and hold the physical button. Then when I restart I get the 'Windows did not close properly' warning and hit Enter. Then when I open Outlook it usually says Outlook wasn't closed properly and it checks the datafile. (I always close all open programs before trying to shutdown, sometimes I check using Task Manager.) Can anyone help?
It's driving me mad! I had a similar problem on a new Dell XPS 420 Desktop (Vista Ultimate). 2 or 3 seconds after my PC had shut down it would automatically turn on on its own. The problem was a D-Link wireless network card I had installed. The solution: manually enable the wireless card after start-up and manually disable the wirless network card before shut down (did this through the device manager). Never had my PC start up on its own again!
So the question you have to ask yourself is, did you install a new piece of hardware before the problem started? Has everyone tried turning off the 'automatic restart on system failure'? If your system is generating a BSOD on shutdown, it'll just restart itself to 'prevent damage'. In any case, to turn it off, go into the control panel. Click on system and maintenence, or if you're using classic menu click on system. In the task pane on the left click on Advanced system settings. Go to the startup and Recovery tab and find the Automatically restart on system failure option, make sure that is unchecked.
Apply all the settings, then try shutting down again, if you get a blue screen, post what it says. Just got (10 days ago) new Dell 1525 w/Vista Home Premium (including SP1). Having the problem with system restarting when trying shutdown or hibernate. Yes, auto restart is turned off. Event viewer shows errors including many referring to missing module BCM42RLY.SYS, alleged to be a driver but occasionally reported as spyware. Spyware checkers show system is clean and there is no module by that name.
On top of that, trying to run System Restore to get back a viable system - but it says it fails - for each and every restore point. The only way to actually turn it off is to hold the power button down. If someone can help with this problem, I've got it too. Its not that I'm going into 'sleep' or 'hibernate' or anything else.
When I shut down the computer. And I mean 'SHUT DOWN' it 'shuts down'. And then 3 seconds later it reboots. I'm not 100% sure it ever really shuts down. I have a dell xps 1530 running vista premium home 32. And it worked fine for a month.
I did an update, and now it does it all the time. Very fustrating. I tried a system restore. And it shut down once correctly.
Then started the problem again (I did not redownload the update, fyi) Any help would be greatly appreciated.