Shutting off

[Guest]

When I first installed XP on my PentII to shut off the pc I would go
start->shut off and this will turn the pc off. However, no when I do that
after a few minutes it tells me "you can now safely turn the pc off" and I
have to manually press the button. Is there any way to go back to the way it
was (i.e it shuts the tower off)? Thanks in advance!

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

When I first installed XP on my PentII to shut off the pc I would go
start->shut off and this will turn the pc off. However, no when I do
that after a few minutes it tells me "you can now safely turn the pc
off" and I have to manually press the button. Is there any way to go
back to the way it was (i.e it shuts the tower off)? Thanks in
advance!

There's good information on shutdown problems here:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

Also read "It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" Error Message When You
Try to Shut Down Your Computer" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=810903