Quote Originally Posted by Humilliation
Even with the black cord plugged into the back of the machine plugged into a properly grounded outlet we've had people zap their machines into reboots from static charges at work. I've done it myself at home while picking a lighter up off the top of my case. During the winter with all this dry air and heat really generates some major static. Sometimes I don't even like turning on/off the lights in my house, some of the zaps freakin hurt so bad, I can actually see arcs not sparks jumping to the wall plates. ouch!
Sounds like you need to get an electrician out to your house to check things out, something is faulty. If I ever saw a spark from my finger to a light switch, I too would not turn it on! Really, something there isn't right if you ask me...