PC only shuts down after I've clicked shutdown twice

[z0mbi3]

As the title says.

I've got an xp installation on a spare pc here. Everything works well, it's quick to load and not bloated at all. Only problem I'm having is that when I click shutdown it doesn't actually shut down. I have to click it a second time for shutdown to actually work.

What's going on with it? I'm trying to tidy up the machine for my grandparents, and it seems a stupid reason to reinstall Windows for, plus I really can't be arsed. It's a good install apart from this one issue.

So what do you reckon?

edit:

Just had a look now and it's doing it for restarts and logging off as well. Even if an application calls for a restart I have to manually restart via the start button a second time to get it to work. What the hell?

 

[dr. sarf]

Did a bit of google poking and found this:

"Windows XP shutdown issues mostly center around a very few issues, especially legacy hardware and software compatibility issues.

Currently, the leading cause of Windows XP shutdown problems is hardware incompatibility, including driver issues. These are detailed below where known. However, it is impossible to list every possible hardware or driver issue individually. My best advice is: Check all drivers for all hardware devices to ensure that they are the current best for Windows XP.
"

Hope that helps.

 

[z0mbi3]

Thanks for the efforts but I sorted it. Turned out it was running an earlier version of Skype that was causing problems. Installed the latest version and its working again now.