1. Go to the start menu in the left hand bottom corner. See the screen shot below where the Arrow is pointing.
2. Choose computer from the menu, but do not left click on it, we need to right click on it to bring the menu up.
3. From the menu that appears, choose properties. See the screen shot below.
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4. This will bring up the system dialogue box. There is a different way to get to the system properties for Windows XP and that will be explained below.
5. Press on advanced system settings. See the screen shot below.
6. Now the systems properties will open. Press on the advanced tab.
7. Under the start-up and recovery section, press on settings. See the screen shot below for details.
8. The start up and recovery box will appear. Go to the system failure section.
9. Un-tick the box where it says automatically restart. See the screen shot below.
10. Press ok to finish
