Can I turn on the "It is now safe to turn off your computer" scree

[Guest]

Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than POWERDOWN
AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] :
"PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

 

[kurttrail]

Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than
POWERDOWN AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] : "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Is there some reason you NEED this? I seriously doubt it.

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[V Green]

Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than POWERDOWN
AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] :
"PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Probably, but it entails turning ACPI OFF in the system
BIOS and reinstalling or doing a repair install (not sure if
this will work) from the CD. ACPI, if detected during Setup,
invokes a particular way the OS gets installed, and is probably
pretty hard to change afterwards without problems.

As kt asks, why do you want to do this? If you explain,
maybe we can find you a better way.

 

[Guest]

Well , there's a very good reason. We run 475 Public access pc's, In 96
locations. All pc's are in locked desks. When staff shut down the pc's at
day's end, we don't won't them(pc's) to auto power off ..but to go to "It is
now safe to turn off your computer" screen then power off with power bar.
They can then power on the pc with power bar when bios is set to "last state"
We have done it this way for quite some time but the new ACPI pc's can't seem
to shutdown without powering off. I don't understand why Microsoft would
design this without having the option to turn on or off. There are ten
differnt ways to do everything else but now way (it seems) to do this.

b.

Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than
POWERDOWN AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] : "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Is there some reason you NEED this? I seriously doubt it.

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[Guest]

The pc's are Dell GX 280's . There is no way to turn off ACPI in the bios.
We have reinstalled "with interecept F5" and selected Standard PC. It fixes
shutdown prob .. but it creates video issues and creates 16 Instances of
Motherboard resources in Device manager.

b.

Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than POWERDOWN
AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] :
"PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Probably, but it entails turning ACPI OFF in the system
BIOS and reinstalling or doing a repair install (not sure if
this will work) from the CD. ACPI, if detected during Setup,
invokes a particular way the OS gets installed, and is probably
pretty hard to change afterwards without problems.

As kt asks, why do you want to do this? If you explain,
maybe we can find you a better way.

 

[kurttrail]

Well , there's a very good reason. We run 475 Public access pc's, In
96 locations. All pc's are in locked desks. When staff shut down the
pc's at day's end, we don't won't them(pc's) to auto power off ..but
to go to "It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen then power
off with power bar. They can then power on the pc with power bar when
bios is set to "last state" We have done it this way for quite some
time but the new ACPI pc's can't seem to shutdown without powering
off. I don't understand why Microsoft would design this without
having the option to turn on or off. There are ten differnt ways to
do everything else but now way (it seems) to do this.

Turn off ACPI. OR don't turn off the power strips at the end of the
night and use the computers' power button.

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[Guest]

ACPI can't be diabeled in the Bios. (dell gx 280)
Computers are in "locked desks" Staff can't access the computer's power
button.

b.

 

[V Green]

Well , there's a very good reason. We run 475 Public access pc's, In 96
locations. All pc's are in locked desks. When staff shut down the pc's at
day's end, we don't won't them(pc's) to auto power off ..but to go to "It is
now safe to turn off your computer" screen then power off with power bar.
They can then power on the pc with power bar when bios is set to "last state"
We have done it this way for quite some time but the new ACPI pc's can't seem
to shutdown without powering off. I don't understand why Microsoft would
design this without having the option to turn on or off. There are ten
differnt ways to do everything else but now way (it seems) to do this.

b.

Hmm.

Shutdown with ACPI BIOS:

Start>>Shutdown>>PC powers off>>you turn off power strip

Shutdown WITHOUT ACPI BIOS:

Start>>Shutdown>>PC displays "It's now safe...">>you turn off power strip

What's the diff?

Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than
POWERDOWN AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] : "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Is there some reason you NEED this? I seriously doubt it.

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[Guest]

Shutdown with ACPI BIOS:

Start>>Shutdown>>PC powers off>>you turn off power strip

When you turn power strip back on .. the pc does NOT come back on!

Shutdown WITHOUT ACPI BIOS:

Start>>Shutdown>>PC displays "It's now safe...">>you turn off power strip

When you turn power strip back on(bios set to last state) .. the pc DOES
come back on!

b.

Well , there's a very good reason. We run 475 Public access pc's, In 96
locations. All pc's are in locked desks. When staff shut down the pc's at
day's end, we don't won't them(pc's) to auto power off ..but to go to "It is
now safe to turn off your computer" screen then power off with power bar.
They can then power on the pc with power bar when bios is set to "last state"
We have done it this way for quite some time but the new ACPI pc's can't seem
to shutdown without powering off. I don't understand why Microsoft would
design this without having the option to turn on or off. There are ten
differnt ways to do everything else but now way (it seems) to do this.

b.

Hmm.

Shutdown with ACPI BIOS:

Start>>Shutdown>>PC powers off>>you turn off power strip

Shutdown WITHOUT ACPI BIOS:

Start>>Shutdown>>PC displays "It's now safe...">>you turn off power strip

What's the diff?

Yosemite Sam wrote:
Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than
POWERDOWN AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] : "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Is there some reason you NEED this? I seriously doubt it.

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[V Green]

Shutdown with ACPI BIOS:

When you turn power strip back on .. the pc does NOT come back on!

D'oh!

Of course.

Possible solution:

Look in BIOS for "Wake on keyboard"
option.

Shutdown WITHOUT ACPI BIOS:

Start>>Shutdown>>PC displays "It's now safe...">>you turn off power

strip
When you turn power strip back on(bios set to last state) .. the pc DOES
come back on!

b.

Well , there's a very good reason. We run 475 Public access pc's, In 96
locations. All pc's are in locked desks. When staff shut down the pc's at
day's end, we don't won't them(pc's) to auto power off ..but to go to

"It
is

now safe to turn off your computer" screen then power off with power bar.
They can then power on the pc with power bar when bios is set to "last state"
We have done it this way for quite some time but the new ACPI pc's

can't
seem

to shutdown without powering off. I don't understand why Microsoft would
design this without having the option to turn on or off. There are ten
differnt ways to do everything else but now way (it seems) to do this.

b.

Hmm.

Shutdown with ACPI BIOS:

Start>>Shutdown>>PC powers off>>you turn off power strip

Shutdown WITHOUT ACPI BIOS:

Start>>Shutdown>>PC displays "It's now safe...">>you turn off power strip

What's the diff?

:

Yosemite Sam wrote:
Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than
POWERDOWN AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ....
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] : "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Is there some reason you NEED this? I seriously doubt it.

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[Jim Byrd]

Hi Sam - See if the "already installed" method here will work for you:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1014234292

--
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My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

The pc's are Dell GX 280's . There is no way to turn off ACPI in the bios.
We have reinstalled "with interecept F5" and selected Standard PC. It fixes
shutdown prob .. but it creates video issues and creates 16 Instances of
Motherboard resources in Device manager.

b.

Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than POWERDOWN
AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

"PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Probably, but it entails turning ACPI OFF in the system
BIOS and reinstalling or doing a repair install (not sure if
this will work) from the CD. ACPI, if detected during Setup,
invokes a particular way the OS gets installed, and is probably
pretty hard to change afterwards without problems.

As kt asks, why do you want to do this? If you explain,
maybe we can find you a better way.

 

[kurttrail]

ACPI can't be diabeled in the Bios. (dell gx 280)
Computers are in "locked desks" Staff can't access the computer's
power button.

Don't turn off Windows from the start button. Do it from the power
strip.

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[V Green]

Don't turn off Windows from the start button. Do it from the power
strip.

Yeah, but then how do you turn them on
again....that's the kicker.

 

[kurttrail]

Yeah, but then how do you turn them on
again....that's the kicker.

The 'puters should see turning off at the power strip as a power
failure, and turning it back on from the power strip would get them to
start up as long the "BIOS is set to 'last state.'"

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[V Green]

The 'puters should see turning off at the power strip as a power
failure, and turning it back on from the power strip would get them to
start up as long the "BIOS is set to 'last state.'"

Ah, true.

I have never set this, as I have a UPS...

 

[Bob I]

Set the BIOS to "Turn ON when Power returns". Then Cycle Powerstrip in
the morning.

Well , there's a very good reason. We run 475 Public access pc's, In 96
locations. All pc's are in locked desks. When staff shut down the pc's at
day's end, we don't won't them(pc's) to auto power off ..but to go to "It is
now safe to turn off your computer" screen then power off with power bar.
They can then power on the pc with power bar when bios is set to "last state"
We have done it this way for quite some time but the new ACPI pc's can't seem
to shutdown without powering off. I don't understand why Microsoft would
design this without having the option to turn on or off. There are ten
differnt ways to do everything else but now way (it seems) to do this.

b.

:

Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than
POWERDOWN AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] : "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Is there some reason you NEED this? I seriously doubt it.

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[Guest]

Hi Jim,
We tried rollin it back to Standard pc. However, When we do that ... It
creates more issues in Device manager. It shows 16 entries of "Motherboard
resources"
Which caues the Onboard video (intel) to give no reseources avaibable (!)
plus psa-pnp port has some prob. With all avaible resources taken up by
Motherboard whatever.. We fear it could cause more trouble ..(in the field).
We would just like to be able to have the option to turn off the autopower
down!
Thanks for you help

b.

Hi Sam - See if the "already installed" method here will work for you:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1014234292

--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

The pc's are Dell GX 280's . There is no way to turn off ACPI in the bios.
We have reinstalled "with interecept F5" and selected Standard PC. It fixes
shutdown prob .. but it creates video issues and creates 16 Instances of
Motherboard resources in Device manager.

b.

Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than POWERDOWN
AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

"PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Probably, but it entails turning ACPI OFF in the system
BIOS and reinstalling or doing a repair install (not sure if
this will work) from the CD. ACPI, if detected during Setup,
invokes a particular way the OS gets installed, and is probably
pretty hard to change afterwards without problems.

As kt asks, why do you want to do this? If you explain,
maybe we can find you a better way.

 

[Bob I]

Setting the BIOS to power on when AC is restored will bring up the PC.
Why make it difficult?

Hi Jim,
We tried rollin it back to Standard pc. However, When we do that ... It
creates more issues in Device manager. It shows 16 entries of "Motherboard
resources"
Which caues the Onboard video (intel) to give no reseources avaibable (!)
plus psa-pnp port has some prob. With all avaible resources taken up by
Motherboard whatever.. We fear it could cause more trouble ..(in the field).
We would just like to be able to have the option to turn off the autopower
down!
Thanks for you help

b.



:

Hi Sam - See if the "already installed" method here will work for you:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1014234292

--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

The pc's are Dell GX 280's . There is no way to turn off ACPI in the bios.
We have reinstalled "with interecept F5" and selected Standard PC. It
fixes

shutdown prob .. but it creates video issues and creates 16 Instances of
Motherboard resources in Device manager.

b.

:



Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than POWERDOWN
AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

"PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Probably, but it entails turning ACPI OFF in the system
BIOS and reinstalling or doing a repair install (not sure if
this will work) from the CD. ACPI, if detected during Setup,
invokes a particular way the OS gets installed, and is probably
pretty hard to change afterwards without problems.

As kt asks, why do you want to do this? If you explain,
maybe we can find you a better way.

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Sam - Well, sorry it didn't help, but if it causes those issues, then I
think I'd agree with Bob, if your BIOS supports that.

--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

Hi Jim,
We tried rollin it back to Standard pc. However, When we do that ... It
creates more issues in Device manager. It shows 16 entries of "Motherboard
resources"
Which caues the Onboard video (intel) to give no reseources avaibable (!)
plus psa-pnp port has some prob. With all avaible resources taken up by
Motherboard whatever.. We fear it could cause more trouble ..(in the field).
We would just like to be able to have the option to turn off the autopower
down!
Thanks for you help

b.

Hi Sam - See if the "already installed" method here will work for you:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1014234292

--
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

The pc's are Dell GX 280's . There is no way to turn off ACPI in the bios.
We have reinstalled "with interecept F5" and selected Standard PC. It fixes
shutdown prob .. but it creates video issues and creates 16 Instances of
Motherboard resources in Device manager.

b.

:


Can anybody help with this question..
We have Acpi pcs' and would like them to go to the
"It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen rather than POWERDOWN
AFTER SHUTDOWN.
I have tried a numbers of suggested fixed including the reg fix ...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]

"PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" and/or "1"





Is this possible

Probably, but it entails turning ACPI OFF in the system
BIOS and reinstalling or doing a repair install (not sure if
this will work) from the CD. ACPI, if detected during Setup,
invokes a particular way the OS gets installed, and is probably
pretty hard to change afterwards without problems.

As kt asks, why do you want to do this? If you explain,
maybe we can find you a better way.

 

[Bob I]

The GX280's support it.