i have a problem with my computer. Its not shutting down properly. It shuts down enough for the computer to boot the right way and without the scan disk screen at the start but the computer doesnt switch off. I think that it might be a hardware problem. Maybe the switch off mechanism is broken or damaged in some way? Has anyone got any ideas?

My specs are:

P3 550 mhz processor
128mb ram
6gig hd
win 98SE

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thanks for the tip i will remember that for next time. turned out to be an AV program i had installed recently as soon as i uninstalled it things worked fine.