After installing Snow Leopard, Reboots automatically after Shut Down

After I installed Snow Leopard, my Macbook Pro restarts itself after I shut it down. This doesn't happen when I shut down from boot camp though. Here's the console log of the last few minutes leading up to shut down:
9/8/09 6:17:36 PM [0x0-0x17017].org.mozilla.firefox[243] Debugger() was called!
9/8/09 6:17:57 PM Notify[222] Gmail Refresh Done.
9/8/09 6:18:45 PM Notify[222] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
9/8/09 6:18:53 PM [0x0-0x16016].com.adiumX.adiumX[241] Installing SkypePlugin
9/8/09 6:18:53 PM [0x0-0x16016].com.adiumX.adiumX[241] is LibpurpleLoaded? yes
9/8/09 6:18:53 PM [0x0-0x16016].com.adiumX.adiumX[241] Calling purpleinit_skypeplugin()
9/8/09 6:18:53 PM [0x0-0x16016].com.adiumX.adiumX[241] Initialising PurpleSkypeService
9/8/09 6:18:58 PM DashboardClient[328] com.mindquirk.widget.harmonic: NO new song!
9/8/09 6:18:58 PM com.apple.Dock.agent[169] 2009-09-08 18:18:58.386 DashboardClient[328:a03] com.mindquirk.widget.harmonic: NO new song!
9/8/09 6:18:58 PM DashboardClient[328] com.mindquirk.widget.harmonic: iTunes is Closed
9/8/09 6:18:58 PM com.apple.Dock.agent[169] 2009-09-08 18:18:58.397 DashboardClient[328:a03] com.mindquirk.widget.harmonic: iTunes is Closed
9/8/09 6:19:09 PM Notify[222] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
9/8/09 6:19:09 PM Notify[222] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
9/8/09 6:19:16 PM Notify[222] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
9/8/09 6:19:16 PM Notify[222] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
9/8/09 6:19:19 PM Notify[222] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
9/8/09 6:19:19 PM Notify[222] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
9/8/09 6:19:23 PM Quicksilver[219] * WARNING: Method selectRow:byExtendingSelection: in class SFTableView is deprecated. It will be removed in a future release and should no longer be used.
9/8/09 6:19:42 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[165] ([0x0-0x36036].com.apple.Console[644]) Exited: Killed
9/8/09 6:19:42 PM Notify[222] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
9/8/09 6:19:42 PM Notify[222] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
9/8/09 6:19:42 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[165] ([0x0-0x35035].com.apple.systemevents[641]) Exited: Killed
9/8/09 6:19:42 PM com.apple.Dock.agent[169] file:///Library/Widgets/iTunes.wdgt/iTunes.js:475: JS ERROR: TypeError: Result of expression 'popup.options[myIndex]' [undefined] is not an object.
9/8/09 6:19:42 PM 1PasswordAgent[214] Shutting down 1PasswordAgent 2.9.29 #7569 built Aug 27 2009 20:46:40

Here's what to do to correct :
Erase those 2 files : "com.apple.AutoWake.plist" and "com.apple.PowerManagement.plist" in the Directory:
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
While done, shut it down. If it restarts again, just shut it down one more time. After this, it will stays quiet until you ask it to reopen.

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Can't install snow leopard on partition after upgrading to lion

I rushed out too early to install Lion via Apple Apps store. Now, I realize that Rosetta is gone and so are my options to use older apps. As I was reading on the web and Apple Support, I have tried various things and get a window saying that I can't install snow leopard.
I have never partition my hard drive, but using disk utility I created a partition called "Snow Leopard." It divided my HD in half which is okay. I closed the disk utility window, rebooted holding down the "C" key, and saw the OS X Install DVD. When I select it a window pops up saying, "You can't use this version of the appl inst Mac OS X with this version of Mac OS X. You have installed Mac OS X 23.1.1."
Before downloading lion, I made a backup of my existing HD using Time Machine to an external HD. When I open up a saved version dated a month ago, I see that the applications that were working in snow leopard now have the icon circle saying that it is not supported by lion. This is strange since I used Time Machine to back up my HD, then turned off the app before downloading lion. Even older versions saved on the external HD show the circle.
I read about lion and the "Recovery HD," but when I hold down the Command-R key nothing happens when I restart my computer. It also talks about using the option key but that does not work. It talks about reinstalling lion using this system, but I don't see it working.
How can I install snow leopard on my new partition, then I would go to "Software Updates," to get the latest version, or use one of the versions on my external HD to have both operating system.
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Hi Scottiemn,
As I was trying different things to make a partition on my HD, I made notes as to what I did, and I finally got it to work. I will try to explain what I did.
Before installing “Lion,” I backed up Snow Leopard using Time Machine to my external Seagate HD. I installed “Lion,” and found out that I could not use some of my old apps, so I did the following.
Since I am running “Lion,” I opened up disk utility and selected my MacHD (1TB), then I selected partition, and it showed “Macintosh HD” under the partition information name. I believe I selected the plus, + and it divided my HD space in half, and I named it Snow Leopard.
I then installed the Snow Leopard DVD, and restarted my computer holding down the “C” key, I held it down for about 30 seconds or more and then took my finger off of the key. As I waited I finally saw that I was on the install DVD, and on the top menu bar I saw “Utilities.” I had my external Seagate HD mounted on my desk top before I restarted my computer, I selected the “Utilities,” on the menu bar and it gave me the option to back up from Time Machine, I selected my external Seagate HD to the newly created partition I named Snow Leopard and I said “Yes.” I followed the instructions and after it was done, I went to the menu bar and selected System Preferences, System, Startup Disk, and selected to start up with Snow Leopard. On my desktop, I can see two Hard Drives, one is Macintosh HD with “Lion,” and the other is Snow Leopard.
Then, I started up my computer and I was on the Snow Leopard partition and I saw all of my apps working. I then went back to the menu bar and selected System Preferences, System, Startup Disk, and selected to start up with “Lion,” and restarted my computer and I was running “Lion.”
I am not sure why I was not able to use the DVD of SL before, but somehow I got it to work, and I hope that I have explained what I did above.
One thing, when I installed “Lion,” from the app store, I did not make a bootable DVD of the application. I went back to the app store and downloaded “Lion” again and kept it in the dock until I got Snow Leopard to work. I burned a DVD of “Lion,” and so I have a backup of it.
Since my Seagate HD has only 250 GB of space and it is an EIDE HD 7,200 rpm using an OWC Mercury Elite FW400/USB2 with the Oxford chipset 911 enclosure which I bought in 2008, I decided that since I now have my 27 inch iMac quad core i5 with 1TB that I needed a larger hard drive.
I researched the web and decided to go back to OWC and just bought a 2.0TB OWC Mercury Elite Pro “Quad Interface” 64MB with eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2.0 with 7,200 rpm speed for $219.00. I partitioned it for Time Machine, and Carbon Copy Cloner.
I ran Time Machine, and both partitions “Lion, and Snow Leopard” are on the Time Machine partition and both HD’s are under the Carbon Copy Cloner.
I am self taught on my many iMac’s over the years, and I go to the forums to ask questions and follow the helpful hints to resolve my problems. I carefully try different things and write down what I did so I don’t repeat things.
I hope that I have explained what I did, and hopefully it will work for you.
When I want to run SL, I select in the System Preferences to start up from that disk, when I want to run Lion, I go back and select that and start up my computer running Lion.
Since I have many old apps that Rosetta uses to open them up in SL I wanted to keep that operating system. I will go back now that I have everything working and see if I really need them. I won’t rush to remove my SL partition that I created, but in time if I don’t need the older apps then I may clean out my system and just run Lion.
I run Lion now all of the time, but when I need to go back to SL, I now have the option.
Good Luck,
DaisyMay

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
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1. Insert the new Mac OS X SL/10.6 Install Disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
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