Wrote: When I hit the power button that is supposed to put my computer in a low memory state on windows vista it turns off then right back on so I am forced to shut down completely every night. Can any one suggest a solution so I can use the Low Power State function instead of a complete shutdown.
Jan 16, 2012 To do so in Vista or Windows 7, click Start, type event logger, and press ENTER. In the left pane, expand the Windows Logs section, the select System.
Thanks I get the exact same fault - happened after an update session some time ago - cannot remember now which updates were installed. I can only power down by way of the on/off button on the case. If I'm understanding both of you properly it sounds as though your systems may have devices (drivers) which are not compatible with some of the power management features of Vista. Do you see errors in Event Viewer which correspond to the unwanted autorestarts? If you think a blue screen error is occurring, but is flashing past too quickly to read during the reboot process, you should turn of automatic restart. (System Properties, Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery button) That will enable the blue screen error, if one is occurring, to be displayed until you physically reset the system. If you're getting a blue screen error, record its contents and let us know what they are.
(Fair warning: Blue screen errors are often virtually useless for anyone without access to the source code - which means just about all of us. But sometimes a blue screen gives you a simple answer, like the name of an errant driver file, which provides an easy solution - if an updated driver is available.) 'Mick' wrote: wrote: When I hit the power button that is supposed to put my computer in a low memory state on windows vista it turns off then right back on so I am forced to shut down completely every night. Can any one suggest a solution so I can use the Low Power State function instead of a complete shutdown. Thanks I get the exact same fault - happened after an update session some time ago - cannot remember now which updates were installed. I can only power down by way of the on/off button on the case. Mick -. Jimmuh wrote: If I'm understanding both of you properly it sounds as though your systems may have devices (drivers) which are not compatible with some of the power management features of Vista.
Do you see errors in Event Viewer which correspond to the unwanted autorestarts? If you think a blue screen error is occurring, but is flashing past too quickly to read during the reboot process, you should turn of automatic restart. (System Properties, Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery button) That will enable the blue screen error, if one is occurring, to be displayed until you physically reset the system. If you're getting a blue screen error, record its contents and let us know what they are. (Fair warning: Blue screen errors are often virtually useless for anyone without access to the source code - which means just about all of us. But sometimes a blue screen gives you a simple answerlike the name of an errant driver file, which provides an easy solution - if an updated driver is available.) 'Mick' wrote: wrote: When I hit the power button that is supposed to put my computer in a low memory state on windows vista it turns off then right back on so I am forced to shut down completely every night.
Can any one suggest a solution so I can use the Low Power State function instead of a complete shutdown. Thanks I get the exact same fault - happened after an update session some time ago - cannot remember now which updates were installed. I can only power down by way of the on/off button on the case. Mick - There is no blue screen - or anythiong else that I could refer to. I select to shut my machine down Start/Shutdown, and the proper routine is executed and the machine shuts down and powers off.
For about 2 seconds when it reboots all by itself. Sometimes, I can get it to go to 'sleep' (Start/sleep) - but even this is no guaruntee of it sleeping witout waking up within a couple of seconds. Everything appears to shut down normally in the automated process -there are no reports of anything doing anything it shouln't. I too am having this exact same issue.
I select 'Shut Down' option and the system correctly begins to shutdown, once the system powers off there is a two second delay and then it automatically turns back on (like a restart instead of a shutdown). There are no blue screens nor error messages. I have tried updating drivers, BIOS levels, and turning hibernation on and off (as well as messing with some power settings) and none have fixed the issue.
'Mick' wrote: jimmuh wrote: If I'm understanding both of you properly it sounds as though your systems may have devices (drivers) which are not compatible with some of the power management features of Vista. Do you see errors in Event Viewer which correspond to the unwanted autorestarts? If you think a blue screen error is occurring, but is flashing past too quickly to read during the reboot process, you should turn of automatic restart. (System Properties, Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery button) That will enable the blue screen error, if one is occurring, to be displayed until you physically reset the system. If you're getting a blue screen error, record its contents and let us know what they are. (Fair warning: Blue screen errors are often virtually useless for anyone without access to the source code - which means just about all of us. But sometimes a blue screen gives you a simple answerlike the name of an errant driver file, which provides an easy solution - if an updated driver is available.) 'Mick' wrote: wrote: When I hit the power button that is supposed to put my computer in a low memory state on windows vista it turns off then right back on so I am forced to shut down completely every night.
Can any one suggest a solution so I can use the Low Power State function instead of a complete shutdown. Thanks I get the exact same fault - happened after an update session some time ago - cannot remember now which updates were installed. I can only power down by way of the on/off button on the case. Mick - There is no blue screen - or anythiong else that I could refer to. I select to shut my machine down Start/Shutdown, and the proper routine is executed and the machine shuts down and powers off. For about 2 seconds when it reboots all by itself.
Sometimes, I can get it to go to 'sleep' (Start/sleep) - but even this is no guaruntee of it sleeping witout waking up within a couple of seconds. Everything appears to shut down normally in the automated process -there are no reports of anything doing anything it shouln't. Mick -. There are a number of outstanding issues with standby/hibernate/shutdown that hot fixes exist for, however I don't see one specific to your issue. You might hit support.microsoft.com and do a search for 'kbfix kbqfe' filtered for product Vista. Joe 'Dave' wrote in message news: I too am having this exact same issue.
I select 'Shut Down' option and the system correctly begins to shutdown, once the system powers off there is a two second delay and then it automatically turns back on (like a restart instead of a shutdown). There are no blue screens nor error messages. I have tried updating drivers, BIOS levels, and turning hibernation on and off (as well as messing with some power settings) and none have fixed the issue. 'Mick' wrote: jimmuh wrote: If I'm understanding both of you properly it sounds as though your systems may have devices (drivers) which are not compatible with some of the power management features of Vista. Do you see errors in Event Viewer which correspond to the unwanted autorestarts? If you think a blue screen error is occurring, but is flashing past too quickly to read during the reboot process, you should turn of automatic restart.
(System Properties, Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery button) That will enable the blue screen error, if one is occurring, to be displayed until you physically reset the system. If you're getting a blue screen error, record its contents and let us know what they are. (Fair warning: Blue screen errors are often virtually useless for anyone without access to the source code - which means just about all of us. But sometimes a blue screen gives you a simple answerlike the name of an errant driver file, which provides an easy solution - if an updated driver is available.) 'Mick' wrote: wrote: When I hit the power button that is supposed to put my computer in a low memory state on windows vista it turns off then right back on so I am forced to shut down completely every night. Can any one suggest a solution so I can use the Low Power State function instead of a complete shutdown. Thanks I get the exact same fault - happened after an update session some time ago - cannot remember now which updates were installed.
I can only power down by way of the on/off button on the case. Mick - There is no blue screen - or anythiong else that I could refer to. I select to shut my machine down Start/Shutdown, and the proper routine is executed and the machine shuts down and powers off. For about 2 seconds when it reboots all by itself. Sometimes, I can get it to go to 'sleep' (Start/sleep) - but even this is no guaruntee of it sleeping witout waking up within a couple of seconds. Everything appears to shut down normally in the automated process -there are no reports of anything doing anything it shouln't. Mick -.
I am having this issue also. The cause, for me, is a Sony Hanycam USB Driver. Sony gave me instructions for removing the driver, using the control panel, however, the action cannot be completed under Vista. Short of reinstalling XP, or waiting for the update from Sony to be produced, I don't know where to go from here. Terry D 'Joe Guidera' wrote: There are a number of outstanding issues with standby/hibernate/shutdown that hot fixes exist for, however I don't see one specific to your issue. You might hit support.microsoft.com and do a search for 'kbfix kbqfe' filtered for product Vista.
Joe 'Dave' wrote in message news: I too am having this exact same issue. I select 'Shut Down' option and the system correctly begins to shutdown, once the system powers off there is a two second delay and then it automatically turns back on (like a restart instead of a shutdown). There are no blue screens nor error messages. I have tried updating drivers, BIOS levels, and turning hibernation on and off (as well as messing with some power settings) and none have fixed the issue. 'Mick' wrote: jimmuh wrote: If I'm understanding both of you properly it sounds as though your systems may have devices (drivers) which are not compatible with some of the power management features of Vista. Do you see errors in Event Viewer which correspond to the unwanted autorestarts? If you think a blue screen error is occurring, but is flashing past too quickly to read during the reboot process, you should turn of automatic restart.
(System Properties, Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery button) That will enable the blue screen error, if one is occurring, to be displayed until you physically reset the system. If you're getting a blue screen error, record its contents and let us know what they are. (Fair warning: Blue screen errors are often virtually useless for anyone without access to the source code - which means just about all of us. But sometimes a blue screen gives you a simple answerlike the name of an errant driver file, which provides an easy solution - if an updated driver is available.) 'Mick' wrote: wrote: When I hit the power button that is supposed to put my computer in a low memory state on windows vista it turns off then right back on so I am forced to shut down completely every night. Can any one suggest a solution so I can use the Low Power State function instead of a complete shutdown.
Thanks I get the exact same fault - happened after an update session some time ago - cannot remember now which updates were installed. I can only power down by way of the on/off button on the case.
Mick - There is no blue screen - or anythiong else that I could refer to. I select to shut my machine down Start/Shutdown, and the proper routine is executed and the machine shuts down and powers off. For about 2 seconds when it reboots all by itself. Sometimes, I can get it to go to 'sleep' (Start/sleep) - but even this is no guaruntee of it sleeping witout waking up within a couple of seconds.
Everything appears to shut down normally in the automated process -there are no reports of anything doing anything it shouln't. Mick -. I also am having the same problem. I don't know exactly when it started but it didn't always behave this way for me after I installed Vista. Funny thing is, if I try and push the power button while my machine begins to restart, it powers off again, then after 2 seconds restarts.
I don't know what the deal is. I tried a bios flash on the board and a CMOS clear. I hope it is a driver issue, but I don't know which one it could be. I am using current versions of everything. AMD 4400+ nvidia 7800 GT 128.28 WHQL driver Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS gamer 2 GB corsair RAM ABIT nForce 4 AN8 bios ver 20 Brother 210-C printer old keyboard old Logitech 310 MX mouse 'Terry D' wrote: I am having this issue also.
The cause, for me, is a Sony Hanycam USB Driver. Sony gave me instructions for removing the driver, using the control panel, however, the action cannot be completed under Vista. Short of reinstalling XP, or waiting for the update from Sony to be produced, I don't know where to go from here. - Terry D 'Joe Guidera' wrote: There are a number of outstanding issues with standby/hibernate/shutdown that hot fixes exist for, however I don't see one specific to your issue.
You might hit support.microsoft.com and do a search for 'kbfix kbqfe' filtered for product Vista. Joe 'Dave' wrote in message news: I too am having this exact same issue. I select 'Shut Down' option and the system correctly begins to shutdown, once the system powers off there is a two second delay and then it automatically turns back on (like a restart instead of a shutdown). There are no blue screens nor error messages. I have tried updating drivers, BIOS levels, and turning hibernation on and off (as well as messing with some power settings) and none have fixed the issue. 'Mick' wrote: jimmuh wrote: If I'm understanding both of you properly it sounds as though your systems may have devices (drivers) which are not compatible with some of the power management features of Vista.
Do you see errors in Event Viewer which correspond to the unwanted autorestarts? If you think a blue screen error is occurring, but is flashing past too quickly to read during the reboot process, you should turn of automatic restart. (System Properties, Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery button) That will enable the blue screen error, if one is occurring, to be displayed until you physically reset the system. If you're getting a blue screen error, record its contents and let us know what they are. (Fair warning: Blue screen errors are often virtually useless for anyone without access to the source code - which means just about all of us.
But sometimes a blue screen gives you a simple answerlike the name of an errant driver file, which provides an easy solution - if an updated driver is available.) 'Mick' wrote: wrote: When I hit the power button that is supposed to put my computer in a low memory state on windows vista it turns off then right back on so I am forced to shut down completely every night. Can any one suggest a solution so I can use the Low Power State function instead of a complete shutdown. Thanks I get the exact same fault - happened after an update session some time ago - cannot remember now which updates were installed.
I can only power down by way of the on/off button on the case. Mick - There is no blue screen - or anythiong else that I could refer to. I select to shut my machine down Start/Shutdown, and the proper routine is executed and the machine shuts down and powers off. For about 2 seconds when it reboots all by itself. Sometimes, I can get it to go to 'sleep' (Start/sleep) - but even this is no guaruntee of it sleeping witout waking up within a couple of seconds. Everything appears to shut down normally in the automated process -there are no reports of anything doing anything it shouln't.
Mick -. If I'm understanding both of you properly it sounds as though your systems may have devices (drivers) which are not compatible with some of the power management features of Vista. Do you see errors in Event Viewer which correspond to the unwanted autorestarts? If you think a blue screen error is occurring, but is flashing past too quickly to read during the reboot process, you should turn of automatic restart.
(System Properties, Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery button) That will enable the blue screen error, if one is occurring, to be displayed until you physically reset the system. If you're getting a blue screen error, record its contents and let us know what they are. (Fair warning: Blue screen errors are often virtually useless for anyone without access to the source code - which means just about all of us. But sometimes a blue screen gives you a simple answer, like the name of an errant driver file, which provides an easy solution - if an updated driver is available.) 'Mick' wrote:. If I'm understanding both of you properly it sounds as though your systems may have devices (drivers) which are not compatible with some of the power management features of Vista.
Do you see errors in Event Viewer which correspond to the unwanted autorestarts? If you think a blue screen error is occurring, but is flashing past too quickly to read during the reboot process, you should turn of automatic restart.
(System Properties, Advanced Tab, Startup and Recovery button) That will enable the blue screen error, if one is occurring, to be displayed until you physically reset the system. If you're getting a blue screen error, record its contents and let us know what they are.
(Fair warning: Blue screen errors are often virtually useless for anyone without access to the source code - which means just about all of us. But sometimes a blue screen gives you a simple answer, like the name of an errant driver file, which provides an easy solution - if an updated driver is available.) 'Mick' wrote:. wrote: When I hit the power button that is supposed to put my computer in a low memory state on windows vista it turns off then right back on so I am forced to shut down completely every night. Can any one suggest a solution so I can use the Low Power State function instead of a complete shutdown. Thanks I get the exact same fault - happened after an update session some time ago - cannot remember now which updates were installed.
I can only power down by way of the on/off button on the case. Mick -.
Hi, I was having a similar problem. I would shut down and the computer immediately restarted. Having trawled through these pages I tried some of the suggestions. In the end I unplugged my USB air station (wireless LAN) and tried shutting down, sure enough it shut down. I plugged it back in problem reoccured.
Unplugged it problem solved. Sooooo I took my husbands NETGEAR modem router plugged it into my computer and put the air station in his and hey presto problem solved! Hope it helps someone out there.
Sue ' wrote. It sounds like there are enough of us experiencing this, that Microsoft needs to address it and pronto!
There is an article in -(PC-WORLD MAY 2008) -in reference to this on page 54. There was a pre requisite file required prior to the official release of SP1 that contained a glitch. Unfortunatly I tried to delete the named update from my list (KB937287), but it does not disappear from my list. I also went to the named file and attempted to reinstall, but it will not allow me to do that. On my machine, which is running Ultimate 64-Bit, I have found that once it begins the auto reboot if I hold down on the power button it will shut down and remain so.
Other than that I have unchecked auto restart in Advanced system settings, and also poured through all setting features under Power Settings to no avail. According to the atrticle, Microsoft states that out of 100 million Vista users the problem only effects a small number of users.
I find this as an unacceptable excuse for them not to pursue and resolve the problem to 'US UNFORTUNATE FEW'. Marv - rmducks Posted via.
Same problem here: I press the power button on my laptop (which I've configured to 'Hibernate' the machine), it goes to sleep and then wakes again straightaway and displays the password prompt (because it's set up to prompt for password on waking). I enter my password and try shutting down through the Start menu instead. This time it reboots instead, so at the login screen I click on the red 'Shutdown' button in the lower right corner and finally I manage to kill the bloody thing! I'm hoping that the cause isn't the same as Magnus's because my computer (Dell Inspiron 1525) is only a couple of months old. I suspect the problem is more closely related to Suee's in that it seems to only happen at home where I have a wireless network.
However, I don't have the same solution available to me as my wireless card is built-in.:-( I note that this thread started on 4 July. Does anybody have any more progress to report? Gordon Uninvited email contact will be marked as SPAM and ignored. Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup.