sp1a install fails to shut down

[mahan]

I just installed sp1a yesterday and now my computer won't
power down - it hangs somewhere at the end of "Saving your
settings" - anyone else have this problem?

I tried updating with SP1 back in January, encountered
this very same problem and then rolled back the system -
which fixed the shut down problem, but I lost many
services (like VPN, which Microsoft acknowledges is a
problem with rolling back a service pack).

Sometimes I won't be able to shut down if certain USB
devices are plugged in - but this seems to be a problem
regardless of the USB issue.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

I am wondering if there is any conflict between the power
saving options on the BIOS vs. XP - but that's a random
guess - it all worked fine before.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Mahan;
Something here will likely help:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

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"mahan" > wrote in message
...
> I just installed sp1a yesterday and now my computer won't
> power down - it hangs somewhere at the end of "Saving your
> settings" - anyone else have this problem?
>
> I tried updating with SP1 back in January, encountered
> this very same problem and then rolled back the system -
> which fixed the shut down problem, but I lost many
> services (like VPN, which Microsoft acknowledges is a
> problem with rolling back a service pack).
>
> Sometimes I won't be able to shut down if certain USB
> devices are plugged in - but this seems to be a problem
> regardless of the USB issue.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
>
> I am wondering if there is any conflict between the power
> saving options on the BIOS vs. XP - but that's a random
> guess - it all worked fine before.