Computer randomly shutsdown

[ant2ne]

On a Windows 7 machine, when I run this code as a compiled program then the computer will randomly shutdown With an (Event ID 109 Kernel-Power) after 10 to 30 minutes. At the console a box pops up and says "The computer will shut down in less than a minute." This is not a crash. The computer knows it is going down. Warns the user and writes an event to the event log.

If I do not run this compiled code then the system stays up all day. If I start the program again, within a 10 to 30 minutes the computer will shut down.

On the XP machine there is no problem with shutting down.

My Code

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;Opt("WinTitleMatchMode" ,2)
#include <Array.au3>
Opt("TrayIconHide", 1)
sleep(5000)
Global $_State
Global $_pos[2] =[0,0]
Global $_size[2] =[0,0]


While 1
$_pos[0] = 1
$_pos[1] = 1
$_size[0] = 1
$_size[1] = 1
$_State = WinGetState("[CLASS:IEFrame]","")
  if $_State = 0 Then
   _Open()
  else
   $_pos = WinGetPos("[CLASS:IEFrame]")
   $_size = WinGetClientSize("[CLASS:IEFrame]")
   if $_size[0]  < 1280 then _Resize()
   if $_size[1]  < 1024 then _Resize()
   ; msgbox(1,"pos",$_pos[0] & @CRLF & $_pos[1],5)
   if $_pos[0] <> 0 then  _Resize()
   if $_pos[1] <> 0 then  _Resize()
  EndIf
Sleep(5000)
Wend

Func _Open()
if FileExists("C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe") then
  $_IE = Run("C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")
Else
  $_IE = Run("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")
  Endif
Sleep(2000)
EndFunc

Func _Resize()
WinActivate("[CLASS:IEFrame]")
WinMove("[CLASS:IEFrame]", "", 0, 0, 1280, 1024)
EndFunc

This code functions exactly as it should, other than the unexplained shut down. As you can see there is nothing in my code to shut down the system. I don't see any run away loops or memory/cpu hogs. I can only figure that I've stumbled into a bug.

Event ID 109 Kernel Power

Log Name:     System
Source:     Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
Date:         10/10/2009 12:10:00 PM
Event ID:     109
Task Category: (103)
Level:       Information
Keywords:     (4)
User:         N/A
Computer:     Fred
Description:
The kernel power manager has initiated a shutdown transition.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />
    <EventID>109</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>4</Level>
    <Task>103</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000004</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-10-10T16:10:00.925187500Z" />
    <EventRecordID>5385</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="428" ThreadID="432" />
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer>Fred</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="ShutdownActionType">6</Data>
    <Data Name="ShutdownEventCode">0</Data>
    <Data Name="ShutdownReason">0</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

[JLogan3o13]

As you mention, there is nothing in your script calling a shutdown. Is this the only time you see a system shutdown, when you're running the script?

[kaotkbliss]

Just trying to understand your code here.

nevermind, I missed something

Edited April 12, 2013 by kaotkbliss

[jdelaney]

googled event 109:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/6cc741c1-f488-43ee-b762-bf5f8e814327

Please follow these steps:

• Right-clickMy Computer, and then clickProperties.
• ClickAdvanced system settings.
• Click theAdvancedtab.
• In theStartup and Recovery section, clickSettings.
• Click to clear theAutomatically restart check box.

Edited April 12, 2013 by jdelaney

[kylomas]

@jdelaney,

I have that box checked and have never had a problem.

@ant2ne - Any system log activity before the shutdown?

kylomas

[BrewManNH]

googled event 109:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/6cc741c1-f488-43ee-b762-bf5f8e814327

Please follow these steps:

• Right-clickMy Computer, and then clickProperties.
• ClickAdvanced system settings.
• Click theAdvancedtab.
• In theStartup and Recovery section, clickSettings.
• Click to clear theAutomatically restart check box.

This doesn't even apply to what the OP is talking about.

EDIT: To the OP, check for a virus, because there's nothing in your code that could do what you're saying.

Edited April 12, 2013 by BrewManNH

[jdelaney]

Could also be hardware issues...how would stopping the auto crash reboot not be related?

Yes, it's not directly going to fix his problem, but it could be a temp fix untill the issue is figured out

edit: in a forum, I would like as many possibilities to try out as possible, and select the one that works out best for me

Edited April 12, 2013 by jdelaney

[BrewManNH]

Could also be hardware issues...how would stopping the auto crash reboot not be related?

It's not blue screening or rebooting because of a blue screen. It's giving him a shutdown message, informing him that the computer is going to shut down in x minutes. What you posted has nothing whatever to do with that issue

Yes, it's not directly going to fix his problem, but it could be a temp fix untill the issue is figured out

It's not even tangentally going to "fix" his problem nor is it a temporary fix to his problem because it's a fix for a problem he doesn't have.

edit: in a forum, I would like as many possibilities to try out as possible, and select the one that works out best for me

I agree with that, but I would also like the fixes suggested to apply to the problem at hand, not something that doesn't come close to what he said was happening.

I'm sorry if this comes off a bit harsh, but the suggestion didn't fit the symptoms, and your reply shows that you didn't read what he posted about what the problem he was having. Then you tried to defend your wrong information by trying to attack the messenger who told you that your information wasn't going to help with the problem listed.

[kaotkbliss]

It's not blue screening or rebooting because of a blue screen. It's giving him a shutdown message, informing him that the computer is going to shut down in x minutes. What you posted has nothing whatever to do with that issue

It's not even tangentally going to "fix" his problem nor is it a temporary fix to his problem because it's a fix for a problem he doesn't have.

Removing the auto-reboot could also give him time to figure out what is causing the shutdown. Years ago I had a virus that would cause the auto reboot and it always happened so quickly that I didn't have time to search through processes or scan the pc to figure out what was causing it. Un-ticking the box so the pc wouldn't reboot gave me the time I needed to find and solve the issue.

[BrewManNH]

I'm not sure how having it not reboot on a blue screen would prevent a shutdown message from happening, or how it would stop the shutdown itself.

[ant2ne]

Lots of good replies thanks. I think we tracked the issue down to a bad driver. I don't know why this bad driver only caused an issue while running this script. And that made it look like it was an issue with this script. I executed the script on another Win7 machine with intel drivers (instead of the MS ones) and it didn't shut down the system.