Hi rsmyth,

A while back, I had a Win 98 machine that did the opposite of that. It would not shut down, but rather rebooted when I wanted it to shut down. I don't know what the root of the problem was for sure, but I solved it by clearing the CMOS settings. Whether that has any bearing on your problem with XP Home, you could try and find out.

You may also find that the problem is originating from a setting in the Power Options applet in the Control Panel.

Happy Holidays!

Limerick