PC will not Restart?

swalsh19 · Nov 20, 2007

My PC whenever I try to do a RESTART instead of shudown will just hang. WIndows will shutdown but the PC will not restart, screen just goes black. If I manually hit reset everything is fine.

Any ideas on this?

TimW · Nov 20, 2007

Try this:

Reboot or shut down PC quickly
For a one-click method to quickly shut down or reboot your system without the fuss of going through the Start menu, make use of the Shutdown command, a command line utility in XP.

Here's how you can set up a restart button on your desktop:

1. Create a shortcut (Right-click on desktop, select New > Shortcut).

2. For location, type the following:

shutdown -r -t 0

3. Click Next, enter a name for the shortcut ("Restart" is appropriate), and click Finish.

When you click your Restart shortcut, Windows XP will reboot *automagically*!

The "-r" switch tells XP to reboot. If you'd like the shortcut to shut off your PC instead, change it to "-s"; to simply log off, change it to "-l". The "-t 0" sets the timeout (in seconds), so up this value if you find the need for it. To force running applications to close, add "-f" -- be careful with this one!

For more information on Shutdown, type "shutdown" in a command prompt window (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt), or search for Shutdown in Windows XP's Help and Support Center.
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swalsh19 · Nov 20, 2007

Thanks for the shortcut to restart the PC but this still does not resolve the issue.

The PC will not restart it just hangs after Windows exits. The motherboard is NEW also so I don't think it is an issue with the motherboard.

TimW · Nov 20, 2007

True...but at least we know now that it will ....check what processes are running before you shut down ..it's possible that a program is delaying the restart.

Adrynalyne · Nov 24, 2007

See if it restarts from Safe Mode.

n3et · Nov 24, 2007

"If I manually hit reset everything is fine."

Define "hit reset". Are you momentarily pushing the power button? If so, then you have windows set to restart instead of go into standby. Which indicates that there may be a menu option to change and change back again.

Likewise, define "RESTART" and "shutdown" as in, do you go to start/turn off my computer and do it by menu options?

I am thinking it is windows shutdown that isn't working correctly and never gets to restarting.

Is this a desktop or laptop?

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