power shutting down...

[lorne]

I just installed win xp on one of my older computers. it was running
win98se. With win98, at shut down, the entire computer would turn off.
with winxp, i get a splash screen that says i can now turn off my computer.
why would win98 be able to completely turn off the computer but winxp won't?
I also have to hold the power button in for a few moments before the fan
turns off.

is there a setting in xp that tells the computer to power off completely??

thanks again to all....

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You likely need to enable APM on the older system. Check Power Options in
the Control Panel. APM is not enabled by default during installation.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone