Setting for shutting down when I hit the power button

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LoganYoung

I have Windows XP installed on my box at home, and, before I installed it on
a brand new HDD, I was able to just hit the power button and the OS would
shut down and power off automatically.

During the installation phase of XP, I had issues which I tried to resolve
by resetting the BIOS. I'm pretty sure this is where I went wrong because now
that I have the computer working right again, I can't shut down the thing
automatically as previously described.

Is there a power setting in XP Pro that I can change that will allow this
functionality, or is it in the power options in my BIOS?

Thanks in advance for the help.
 
Go to Control Panel > Power Options > Advanced tab. Set your preferences in the
Power Buttons section.
 
My apologoes. I had problems earlier posting on this very issue and was
unaware that the post had actually submitted properly.
 
LoganYoung said:
My apologoes. I had problems earlier posting on this very issue and
was unaware that the post had actually submitted properly.
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That's because you're posting via a web interface which may take as long as
two years to propagate your question.

Use a real newsreader.
 
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