wont shut down

[demark]

when i switch off the computer almost shuts down them freezes i have to swith off at the mains i have just installed win xp over win 98 se any ideas please

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

Does it actually freeze or does it stop at a screen that says it is now safe
to turn off your computer. If it stops at the described screen:
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




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"demark" > wrote in message
...
> when i switch off the computer almost shuts down them freezes i have to
> swith off at the mains i have just installed win xp over win 98 se any
> ideas please

[Willing to Help]

You might have an older model of a power source. I have a few computers that I must push the switch to turn the computer off. I'm not sure how to get around this exactly. A new power source may fix it, but I wouldn't spend the money on it. There are probab
ly other ways, but I haven't done much research on this. Then again, this might not be the problem.

[DEMARK]

Thank you all for your help im still trying to solve it i will have a look at that web site