Windows Vista Can't shut down

[Madxgraphics]

Vista is doing me head in....Ever since installing Vista on a new HDD for me laptop Iam unable to shut me laptop down via the start button.....Have to do a hard shut down which I don't really like doing...Any ideas...

 

[guest_9323wk]

Does vista start to shut down and close programs? Or does it just hang? Are you using the latest drivers for Vista?


Regards

 

[Madxgraphics]

I goto Start then to the lil red icon thingy to shut down...When I click on that I just get a black screen insted of the usual options to shut down/ hibernate or what ever....Laptop is still running though as I can hear the fans etc and idiot lites on lappy are still flashing...

 

[guest_9323wk]

I goto Start then to the lil red icon thingy to shut down...When I click on that I just get a black screen insted of the usual options to shut down/ hibernate or what ever....Laptop is still running though as I can hear the fans etc and idiot lites on lappy are still flashing...

Are you closing Vista down this way?

 

[Madxgraphics]

ah ok...I was doing as in my atachment....

 

[guest_9323wk]

ah ok...I was doing as in my atachment....

That should work as well but I use the other way and never had a problem

 

[muckshifter]

Sorry to say, but your way puts the PC to sleep, unless you change it. Thank you MS.

https://www.pcreview.co.uk/articles/Windows/Vista_Power_Options/2/


What happens if you just press the actual power button for a second ...

What happens if you press Alt + F4 with no open programs ... also this will close the active window/programs, keep using Alt + F4 and windows will shut down.

There are several more ways to shutdown Vista including wizkid's way ... the above should do also.

 

[Madxgraphics]

If I hit Alt F4 it just closes all open programs..If I hold power button down the latop shuts down, but when I go to restart it gives me the options to start in Safe mode etc...
I am not really that fussed about not shutting it down as this is me Crunching machine and i'd prefer it running 24/7...Supose i'm just not used to Vista