Windows shut down.

[Jim Whorton]

I am having problems shutting down windows xp. The problem started with
windows 98 and did not go away when I converted to xp. When I shut down, my
computer does not shut off by itself. It goes to a screen that says windows
ready to shut down, you may turn off your computer. I then have to push the
on/off button on the computer to turn it off. When I try to turn it back on,
the switch does not work. I have to turn the surge protector off and then
back on, then the computer starts to boot up. Any ideas?

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Thanks,

Jim Whorton

[Sparky9]

I've been having the same problem. You need to delete all hardware/software
drivers and replace with XP drivers. Does it shut down okay in Safe Mode?
If so, it's a software driver issue.


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"Jim Whorton" > wrote in message
...
> I am having problems shutting down windows xp. The problem started with
> windows 98 and did not go away when I converted to xp. When I shut down,
my
> computer does not shut off by itself. It goes to a screen that says
windows
> ready to shut down, you may turn off your computer. I then have to push
the
> on/off button on the computer to turn it off. When I try to turn it back
on,
> the switch does not work. I have to turn the surge protector off and then
> back on, then the computer starts to boot up. Any ideas?
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Whorton
>
>