XP shutdown

[Colin]

Since upgrading from 98 to XP I now have to switch off my
PC manually once I get the "it is now safe etc." How can
I get round this? Also how can I get my PC to boot up
into a Dos prompt?

[amanayin]

Colin wrote:

> Since upgrading from 98 to XP I now have to switch off my
> PC manually once I get the "it is now safe etc." How can
> I get round this? Also how can I get my PC to boot up
> into a Dos prompt?
use a boot disk

[Dirk-Thomas Brown]

Try getting an updated BIOS for your machine or mother board.

Create a boot disk, My Computer, the floppy, RT Click, format create a....


Dirk-Thomas

"Colin" > wrote in message
...
> Since upgrading from 98 to XP I now have to switch off my
> PC manually once I get the "it is now safe etc." How can
> I get round this? Also how can I get my PC to boot up
> into a Dos prompt?

[Sharon F]

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 09:09:55 -0700, Colin wrote:

> Since upgrading from 98 to XP I now have to switch off my
> PC manually once I get the "it is now safe etc." How can
> I get round this? Also how can I get my PC to boot up
> into a Dos prompt?

Control Panel> Power Options.
If there is an APM tab, check the box to enable APM.
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Ken Blake]

"Colin" > wrote in message
...

> Since upgrading from 98 to XP I now have to switch off my
> PC manually once I get the "it is now safe etc." How can
> I get round this?


There's good information here:

http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm



> Also how can I get my PC to boot up
> into a Dos prompt?


Sorry, that's not possible with Windows XP, which has no DOS. If
you want to do so, you have to boot from a DOS diskette (but if
your hard drive is NTFS, you won't be able to see it without
special third-party software).

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

If your system uses Advanced Power Management, this problem is usually
caused by APM systems on which XP is installed because APM (Advanced Power
Management) is not enabled by default in XP.

Right click a blank space on your desktop, select properties, go to the
Screen Saver tab and click the Power button under Monitor power. Go to the
APM tab and select "Enable Advanced Power Management support."

If you see no such tab, go to Start and right click My Computer, select
Properties, go to the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button under
Device Manager.

In device manager, select the View menu, and turn on show hidden devices.
In the device manager window, you will now see an entry for NT Apm/Legacy
Support (If you see no such entry, skip to the bottom of this message and
try the suggested link), expand it, and bring up the properties for the
node.
In the device usage drop down list, select Use this device (enable)
Hit the OK button and then close the device manger.
You may need to reboot, but now it should shut your computer completely off
on shutdown.

If none of the above applies, or helps, try the following site:
http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm



--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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"Colin" > wrote in message
...
> Since upgrading from 98 to XP I now have to switch off my
> PC manually once I get the "it is now safe etc." How can
> I get round this? Also how can I get my PC to boot up
> into a Dos prompt?