No autoshutdown XP

[Forrest]

I have just installed WinXP Pro. When I want to quit I click on
Turnoff Computer, click on Turn OFF
I get: Logging off
Saving settings
Windows is shutting down
Then the display goes blank for an instant
followed by the Win XP logo and the line:
It is now safe to turn off your computer

No automatic shutdown of power. My other PC which I purchased with XP
already installed does an automatic power shutoff after the blanked
display in the above sequence.

Why the difference? What can I do to make this newly installed XP
also automatically shut off power?
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[Widow Twankey]

Check your power supply. If it's AT then it won't shutdown automatically. If
it's ATX, it will. I have an elderly PC with an AT PSU and two newer ones
with ATX PSUs. The ATX will auto-switch off. The AT is manual.

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Yours

Widow Twankey

** now shacked up with the Giant Beanstalk **

 

[BitzChick]

No automatic shutdown of power. My other PC which I purchased with XP
already installed does an automatic power shutoff after the blanked
display in the above sequence.

See item 76 at:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Regards
Sheri

 

[roger]

Hi Forrest,


Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308029&Product=winxp#3

Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP James A. Eshelman]

Good luck

 

[Forrest]

Check your power supply. If it's AT then it won't shutdown automatically. If
it's ATX, it will. I have an elderly PC with an AT PSU and two newer ones
with ATX PSUs. The ATX will auto-switch off. The AT is manual.

How do I identify whether my ps is AT?
The case is an ATX type and so is the motherboard.
I see no identification on the power supply except its
ratings.

This same computer when operating with different HD as
Win98SE does automatically shutoff.
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