michael hopkins

Hi,

I have a new PC with XP SP2, which is new to me. When it shuts down, it
ends with a screen telling me it's safe to turn off the PC.

My PC, an Acer, doesn't have a button to turn off (only on), so at this
point I have to scrabble to the socket and unplug it.

Is there a way to tell windows to turn off the PC automatically?

Michael

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dr zoidberg

That's unusual - check the bios and see if any of the power management
features are disabled

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Alex

New laptop - Sig missing

p greene

Try pressing and holding the power button in for 5-10 seconds and
see if the system shuts off then

fishman ><\(\(\(°>

I've seen this before.

Check:
1) Advanced power magagement settings in the BIOS
2) XP's power option settings within Control Panel

conor

In article <46f7e569$0$26389$88260bb3@free.teranews.com>, Michael
Hopkins says...


Yep.

Control Panel, Power. Go to the APM tab and check the "Enable APM
Support" or similar tick box, then apply-OK.


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