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XP Pro won't shut down
Name: TheGoat33085 Date: July 9, 2003 at 10:37:36 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: 1.9 / 512
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Go to turn off my desktop. Start->Shutdown->Turnoff. And nothing happens, the window closes and its windows as usual. All the other options in the shutdown window to the same thing: Restart, Hibernate, Standby. So now i have to manually turn off my computer each time.
Name: nickman Date: July 9, 2003 at 10:39:43 Pacific
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the same thing happens to me i don't know the prob i can only use stanby so thats all i do??
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Response Number 2
Name: jim12345 Date: July 9, 2003 at 11:25:50 Pacific
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does the computer get to the point "it is now safe to turn your computer off", like in the good old days of win95 & 98
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Response Number 3
Name: TheGoat33085 Date: July 9, 2003 at 11:32:19 Pacific
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No the window w/the three options just closes like I had hit cancel. And were back to normal windows
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Response Number 4
Name: Hooner13 Date: July 9, 2003 at 12:21:16 Pacific
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Start > run > sfc /scannow
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Response Number 5
Name: ede58 Date: July 9, 2003 at 18:18:53 Pacific
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same problem and numeric keypad won't take numbers-it only causes the cursor to move! And the mouse is getting funky--scrolls down only-
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Response Number 6
Name: crisun Date: July 9, 2003 at 21:24:42 Pacific
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ede58 "numeric keypad won't take numbers" that's because you don't have numlock on :)
put on numlock it's right next to the numpad keys ;-)
//crisun
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Response Number 7
Name: deve19 Date: July 10, 2003 at 11:07:01 Pacific
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We have the same shutdown issue with XP Pro on our new laptop -- my wife figured out that if you hold down the 'CTRL' key while shutting down, it will work.
The other thing you can do is, instead of shutting down from the start menu, first log off to go back to the login page, and then from there shut down. That's a pain though.
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