windows xp does not reboot

[doomhammer]

bummer..

my amd xp 1800+ doesn't reboot when given the command in xp xpo sp2.. it just says windows is shutting down but does nothing.. we have to manually press the button on the pc for it to reboot.. we've always had this problem and never did anything about it..

any help ?? thanks..

[Cafe_333]

The following link describes this problem with Winows XP and a link to download a shutdown update - though this was already included in SP1. If you already have SP1 or later installed, you can try to change the Service Time Out value in your registry which is half way down the page in the following link.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/insight/software/printfriendly.htm?AT=39086135-39000221c

Be sure to backup your registry before attempting any changes to it, else the other alternative is to reformat your harddrive and reinstalling Windows XP (after backing up important files).

[v00d00]

It's the ServicePack2.. I've encountered this on a few computers now.

[doomhammer]

do you guys think it could be a bad hdd ??

[Gee]

As Cafe Mentioned. There is a fix. Here is the solution for those that are too lazy to research it.

Copy and paste the is text into a text file and call it fix.reg, then double click it to add it to your registry.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"

[mortimusmaximus]

Tyr this timeout registry hack,maybe its a progrma being stubborn about shutting down.You could also try a reboot with safe mode.This would have the minimum of drivers and programs running in the background.

When you shutdown a Windows (XP, 2000, or 2003) computer, the OS will tell each of the running applications and services to close, and gives them a period of time (20 seconds) to do so gracefully. If the application doesn't respond, the user is prompted with options to cancel, wait, or kill the application. With a change to the following Registry entry, you can adjust the 20 second timeout period, which can be helpful if you have an application that normally takes longer to respond when shutting down. Keep in mind that the longer you make the timeout period, the longer it could potentially take your computer to shut down. In the case of a UPS shutdown because of loss of power, this could potentially extend the shutdown time past the life of the battery, so use discretion when changing this entry.

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: \Control Panel\Desktop
Name: WaitToKillAppTimeout
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Milliseconds in decimal (default is 20000)

[Gee]

Tyr this timeout registry hack,maybe its a progrma being stubborn about shutting down.You could also try a reboot with safe mode.This would have the minimum of drivers and programs running in the background.

When you shutdown a Windows (XP, 2000, or 2003) computer, the OS will tell each of the running applications and services to close, and gives them a period of time (20 seconds) to do so gracefully. If the application doesn't respond, the user is prompted with options to cancel, wait, or kill the application. With a change to the following Registry entry, you can adjust the 20 second timeout period, which can be helpful if you have an application that normally takes longer to respond when shutting down. Keep in mind that the longer you make the timeout period, the longer it could potentially take your computer to shut down. In the case of a UPS shutdown because of loss of power, this could potentially extend the shutdown time past the life of the battery, so use discretion when changing this entry.

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: \Control Panel\Desktop
Name: WaitToKillAppTimeout
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value: Milliseconds in decimal (default is 20000)

Aren't you just repeating what I just posted?

[mortimusmaximus]

I may have but I took the time to explain what and why to adjust the timeout setting.To be honest if you will notice our post times I was probably typing out my long winded answer while you did your little 2 sentence reply.By the time I posted, yours was already up and I didn`t notice.
Does it really matter IF I was repeating what you said,,the point is WE are trying to help the OP ,,right?

[doomhammer]

guys thanks for all the replies..

plz dont fight.. i appreciate all the help..

thanks i'll let you all know it goes..

[doomhammer]

update: okay just tried the registry fix and.. it didnt work :(.. my computer still doesn't reboot!

[chestnut]

Does it shutdown properly or only stalls when soft rebooting?

[ChillyWilly]

if its the same problem I had.. the computer wont shut off on its own.. so it wont reboot or turn off.. it just hangs on the shutdown screen and I was forced to shut off by holding down the power button.

it was service pack 2 that did it.. must be some driver conflict i'm running now without sp2

[mortimusmaximus]

If you boot into safe mode will it reboot from there?

Go into msconfig..and remove everything you dont need from the startup tab.I think you can pretty much uncheck everything. Try and reboot your computer.
You say the problem has always existed.Who built it for you?How about posting your hardware specs.