Windows XP Computer won't TURN OFF

So what does it do? Can you do anything?

open command prompt and type: shutdown -s -f -t 0

Try this. Start > Control Panel > Power Options APM. Advanced Power Management. Tick > Enable Advanced Power Management support. More to try. Windows XP Stops Responding During Windows Shutdown http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnx... http://www.helpwithwindows.com/Wind... http://labmice.techtarget.com/windo... http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win... http://www.theeldergeek.com/shutdow... http://www.zdnetasia.com/insight/so... http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=... Does your machine refuse to shutoff at shutdown? http://tweak.us/xp2.html This may or may not work depending on whether or not your system supports APMS. Start regedit, and make your way to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] and in the right pane look for the key PowerOffActive. Change the value to 1. Demystifying the Windows Registry http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tut... Don't Fear the Registry http://oreilly.com/pub/h/658 http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~b90047/...

You can also try downloading the Chris Aversion Tool CAT.exe from this link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cri... Run tool, on the main window select the "Adjustments" button on the left. Then check mark "Fix Shutdown" then click "Apply Checked Fixes" Then close the repair tool, it creates a log, which we do not need to see unless something was not successful. Please reply and let us know if our help worked. Your feedback helps others. Maybe you?

Whether you've fixed your problem or not, consider downloading and installing UPHClean from Mircrosoft: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down... I've found that XP can often hang about for programs to close. The above is free and uses no resources. I have found it most beneficial. Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks