I just upgraded my computer to Windows 2000. When I
shutdown the computer, it does not power off any more. I
get the message " It is safe to turn off". However, my
power button is disabled. The only thing that I can do is
unplug the computer. It worked fine in Windows 98. Any
ideas?

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>From: "daj37745" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>Subject: Automatic Power Off
>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:02:31 -0800
>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.hardware
>
>I just upgraded my computer to Windows 2000. When I
>shutdown the computer, it does not power off any more. I
>get the message " It is safe to turn off". However, my
>power button is disabled. The only thing that I can do is
>unplug the computer. It worked fine in Windows 98. Any
>ideas?
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See if the steps in the following article help.

810903 - "It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" Error Message When You Try to Shut Down Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];810903

Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support

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