XP Shutdown fails to turn off computer

Hi
Have a fairly aged computer which we have just upgraded to Win XP Pro.

All is fine except that when we shutdown, windows shuts down but leaves
computer on with a message to turn off manually.

This is odd as over the years with Win 98 & ME it has always shut down &
turned off without fail.

Any ideas please?

Old Tiny with Micro Star Motherboard, Intel 440/100FSB chip
BIOS American Megatrends 0715 10/01/98
320 MB Ram

Thanks Richard

Here's three items that may solve your problem.

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Don
Vancouver, USA

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From Windows XP Help and Support:
To turn off the computer

a.. Click Start, click Shut Down, and then, in the drop-down list, click
Shut down.
This action shuts down Windows so that you can safely turn off the
computer power.
Many computers turn the power off automatically.
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Note

a.. When you turn on the computer power again, Windows starts
automatically.
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Shutdown And Power Off Does Not Appear on Shut Down Menu
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SUMMARY
If you enable PowerDownAfterShutdown as described in the Microsoft Windows
NT 3....
If you enable PowerDownAfterShutdown as described in the Microsoft Windows
NT 3.51 Resource Kit, the Shutdown And Power Off command does not appear on
the Shut Down menu.
MORE INFORMATION
If you enable the PowerDownAfterShutdown option in the registry, clicking
Shut D...
If you enable the PowerDownAfterShutdown option in the registry, clicking
Shut Down The Computer on the Shut Down menu automatically powers down the
computer when Windows NT is finished shutting down (if this feature is
supported by the computer's BIOS). rosoft Help and Support

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From a Google Search:
http://users.telenet.be/jbosman/poweroff/poweroff.htm

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Hi
Have a fairly aged computer which we have just upgraded to Win XP Pro.

All is fine except that when we shutdown, windows shuts down but leaves
computer on with a message to turn off manually.

This is odd as over the years with Win 98 & ME it has always shut down &
turned off without fail.

Any ideas please?

Old Tiny with Micro Star Motherboard, Intel 440/100FSB chip
BIOS American Megatrends 0715 10/01/98
320 MB Ram

Thanks Richard