SP2 and shutting down

[Richard F]

After installing all available upgrades including SP2 for XP home edition on
a Dell Dimensions 4600, Windows will not restart or shut down. Help please.
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Richard F

[Thorsten Matzner]

Richard F > wrote:

>After installing all available upgrades including SP2 for XP home edition on
>a Dell Dimensions 4600, Windows will not restart or shut down. Help please.

See "Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308029).

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[Ken Blake]

In ,
Richard F > typed:

> After installing all available upgrades including SP2 for XP
> home
> edition on a Dell Dimensions 4600, Windows will not restart or
> shut
> down. Help please.



There's good info on shutdown problems here:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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[Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]]

Hi,

Here is what you can try:

1. Click Start, run, type "shutdown -f" (with out quotation marks) and click
OK.

If still no go, welcome to Windows XP sp2 free support, call in, (888)
SP2-HELP (772-4357)

HTH
Venkates

"Richard F" > wrote in message
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> After installing all available upgrades including SP2 for XP home edition
on
> a Dell Dimensions 4600, Windows will not restart or shut down. Help
please.
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> Richard F