Windows vista 64bit shutdown macbook pro

Hi,
I a having trouble getting my macbook pro (3,1) to poweroff after a sccessful shutdown while using vista 64bit. The same happens when I do a reboot. The system appears to successfully powerdown ready for the actual 'reboot' or 'poweroff' but it doesnt do either, and I am left with a black screen indefinately, and I need to manually hold down the power button to turn the thing off. Any ideas whats wrong? I didnt have this problem with windows xp.

Check your disk drive (chkdsk). If it wasn't having problems before, it might now, and you may need to use a restore point
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/127417-system-restore-points-stop-xp-dual-boot -delete.html
boot from DVD and use system restore, or follow tips for troubleshooting Vista.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/search.aspx?=&qu=Vista+Recovery
System File Check is also useful.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11732

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