often when i shut down, my computer wont shut down. Even when i hold the shut off button for 5secs. Thanks for any help. Buddy

Go to http://search.support.microsoft.com/ and check out article Q273740 shutdown problems. Also, check out http://www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm

i often shut down,but i leave my computer running.

I have this problem sometimes also. If I go thru the Start Shutdown again....it shuts down.

Yeah this kind of problem does occur

when you get the screen where it asks you shutdown, standby, restart. click the drop down menu select restart, then click the drop down again and select shutdown, then press enter... Or you can arrow down twice, then arrow back up twice to shutdown...KNOWN ISSUE with ME