System Automatically Starts

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My PC starts up automatically at random times. I shutdown the system
normally at night and when I go to startup in the morning, it's already
running and at a login prompt. The last two days, the system has started at
approximately 0403 and 0627 respectively by event log messages. I am running
XP Home Edition with SP2 installed. All updates are current (automatic
update is on). I have deselected "Automatically Restart" on System Failure.
There are no scheduled jobs and nothing in BIOS settings to startup on
hardware transitions. I recently replaced the power supply because the old
one failed. I would like to stop the random startups.
 
Wake on lan?
If the pwr supply (at the wall) is disconnected it cannot start.

"grgibbo" <grgibbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My PC starts up automatically at random times. I shutdown the system
> normally at night and when I go to startup in the morning, it's already
> running and at a login prompt. The last two days, the system has started
> at
> approximately 0403 and 0627 respectively by event log messages. I am
> running
> XP Home Edition with SP2 installed. All updates are current (automatic
> update is on). I have deselected "Automatically Restart" on System
> Failure.
> There are no scheduled jobs and nothing in BIOS settings to startup on
> hardware transitions. I recently replaced the power supply because the
> old
> one failed. I would like to stop the random startups.
 
DL wrote:
> Wake on lan?
> If the pwr supply (at the wall) is disconnected it cannot start.

To test, you could try disconnecting the LAN cable while the
computer sleeps. Ethernet RJ-45 can be plugged and unplugged
without harm. It it still wakes up, then it is probably
something else.

Paul

>
> "grgibbo" <grgibbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F1E836E5-2125-4BA5-9B0E-B66A56629E1A@microsoft.com...
>> My PC starts up automatically at random times. I shutdown the system
>> normally at night and when I go to startup in the morning, it's already
>> running and at a login prompt. The last two days, the system has started
>> at
>> approximately 0403 and 0627 respectively by event log messages. I am
>> running
>> XP Home Edition with SP2 installed. All updates are current (automatic
>> update is on). I have deselected "Automatically Restart" on System
>> Failure.
>> There are no scheduled jobs and nothing in BIOS settings to startup on
>> hardware transitions. I recently replaced the power supply because the
>> old
>> one failed. I would like to stop the random startups.
>
>
 
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