rmcvey Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Have you ever had your computer do a restart and you don't know why because your blue screen will not be on long enough to see what caused the restart? Well, you can turn that feature off. Go to System Properties, click the "Advanced " tab, and go to Startup and Recovery and click on Settings then unclick Automatically restart and the next time your computer restarts because you have a problem it will stop at the blue sceen and you can read and see what caused it to restart and fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelGuy Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Good tip! Edit: rmcvey, please check your PM's and contact me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanH Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Good tip! where is system properties? the one in control panel doesnt have an option when you right click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy13 Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 where is system properties? the one in control panel doesnt have an option when you right click Double click on System in Control Panel, or go Start-right click My Computer and select Properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgw Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Double click on System in Control Panel, or go Start-right click My Computer and select Properties. Does this also disable restart after a power outage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbscooby99999 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Does this also disable restart after a power outage? no! to do that you have to go into your BIOS (as your computer boots up, it shouls say press __ to change settings or something like that, its oftin the del key or maybe a F key ) and changeit there, thats part of the motherboard, not windows XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbscooby99999 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Double click on System in Control Panel, or go Start-right click My Computer and select Properties. you can also do this: windows key + the Pause key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickman Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 That tip seemed to be just what I've been looking for, for a couple of years now; I cannot turn my desktop 'puter OFF. When I do, it restarts so when the text starts again, I hold in the power button until it stops. Then it is OFF. So, I removed the checkmark as you suggested. I then tried to turn it OFF but I was left sitting at the Blue Screen. Now what? I finally hit the power button and held it in until the machine is truly off. Any suggestions, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelGuy Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Was there an error message on the blue screen that can be researched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marijtje Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) That tip seemed to be just what I've been looking for, for a couple of years now; I cannot turn my desktop 'puter OFF. When I do, it restarts so when the text starts again, I hold in the power button until it stops. Then it is OFF. So, I removed the checkmark as you suggested. I then tried to turn it OFF but I was left sitting at the Blue Screen. Now what? I finally hit the power button and held it in until the machine is truly off. Any suggestions, please? I have the same problem with my computer. Have not found a proper solution yet but I do know what is causing it on my pc: my Logitech Dinovo keyboard! When I use my old ps2 keyboard the computer shuts down without any problem but the Dinovo causes my pc to restart all the time unless (just like you have to do) I hold down the power off button. Disabling restart did not fix my problem, I also do not get any blue screen. Edited December 12, 2006 by marijtje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marijtje Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 [/u] I have the same problem with my computer. Have not found a proper solution yet but I do know what is causing it on my pc: my Logitech Dinovo keyboard! When I use my old ps2 keyboard the computer shuts down without any problem but the Dinovo causes my pc to restart all the time unless (just like you have to do) I hold down the power off button. Disabling restart did not fix my problem, I also do not get any blue screen. Found a fix for my restart problem. It was such a simple fix, can't believe I couldn"t think this up myself. All I did is this: I disconnected the USB keyboard and mouse (and any other usb device), shut down the PC with the power button - The system shut down completely correct. I reconnected the USB keyboard and mouse and now it's working perfect, no more restarts at shutdown! I should mention that I have an Asus PW5 DH motherboard and I cannot use USB ports number 3 and 4 for the keyboard and mouse (ports are dedicated to remote wake-up etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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