After SP2, Restart doesn't work (shutdown & Start does)

Hi,
I posted this before with no reply. After I install SP2 my
system's "restart" functionality does not work.

The system shuts down, there is power but then nothing
happens and its kind of stalled.

I have to manually shut down power and switch it back on.

Because of this I am unable to use the System Restore
feature which requires an automatic restart at the end.

Any thoughts or help would be appreciated
Thanks
Harris

For thoise interested I found this after I posted the message
http://support.microsoft.com/default...t=windowsxpsp2



>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>I posted this before with no reply. After I install SP2 my
>system's "restart" functionality does not work.
>
>The system shuts down, there is power but then nothing
>happens and its kind of stalled.
>
>I have to manually shut down power and switch it back on.
>
>Because of this I am unable to use the System Restore
>feature which requires an automatic restart at the end.
>
>Any thoughts or help would be appreciated
>Thanks
>Harris
>.
>

I have just had same problem. I phoned Mesh and got this info.
Start Windows in safe mode. and go to Control Panel/ instal/uninstall
software.
Look for windowsxp service pack2 aand uninstall it. Computer does rest.
After reboot will ask for a recovery point. select a date when computer was
ok and Off you go. Service pack 2 is not compatible with 64 bit processors,.
Ian

"Harris Thamby" wrote:

> Hi,
> I posted this before with no reply. After I install SP2 my
> system's "restart" functionality does not work.
>
> The system shuts down, there is power but then nothing
> happens and its kind of stalled.
>
> I have to manually shut down power and switch it back on.
>
> Because of this I am unable to use the System Restore
> feature which requires an automatic restart at the end.
>
> Any thoughts or help would be appreciated
> Thanks
> Harris
>