SP2 and shutting down

[Guest]

After installing all available upgrades including SP2 for XP home edition on
a Dell Dimensions 4600, Windows will not restart or shut down. Help please.

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

After installing all available upgrades including SP2 for XP home edition on
a Dell Dimensions 4600, Windows will not restart or shut down. Help please.

See "Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308029).

 

[Ken Blake]

In

After installing all available upgrades including SP2 for XP
home
edition on a Dell Dimensions 4600, Windows will not restart or
shut
down. Help please.

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

 

[Venkatesh [MS India Community Star]]

Hi,

Here is what you can try:

1. Click Start, run, type "shutdown -f" (with out quotation marks) and click
OK.

If still no go, welcome to Windows XP sp2 free support, call in, (888)
SP2-HELP (772-4357)

HTH
Venkates