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Title: Heeeeeelp
Post by: snafu on May 02, 2003, 09:08:03 PM

Hi All,
 I'm not going to say "I ain't touched nothin" cos I was tweaking. Usually I play around (One thing at a time) and backtrack once it gets unstable. But this time I've done something and I cannot work out what.

Basically I cannot turn off my PC anymore (Yes I know pulling the power plug works).

No matter what option I chose from the shutdown menu (Standby, Shutdown, Restart) my system restarts. Pressing the power button gives me the same result. What have I done? No BIOS tweaks just messing in Windows.

Thanks in advance

TTFN
snafu

Title: Heeeeeelp
Post by: capt. apathy on May 02, 2003, 09:15:35 PM

I know it's a little late for this sort of thing.  but when I'm messing around with settings and such, I keep a little log of what I've changed.  even if I can't undo what I've done it helps someone smarter than me figure out exactly how I screwed it up.

and worst case scenerio I can highlight that section as 'things never to do again'

Title: Heeeeeelp
Post by: Mini D on May 02, 2003, 10:02:08 PM

Messing with your power management settings at all?  Dunno.. that's all I can think of.

And... you don't have to pull the power cord, just hold the power button in for 4 seconds and it will shut off, no matter what the settings.

MiniD

Title: Heeeeeelp
Post by: Mini D on May 02, 2003, 10:03:53 PM

BTW, I'd still check my bios and make sure that it is not set to "reset on powerdown".

And... change your handle.  With a name like that, you're just inviting these type of situations. ;)

MiniD

Title: Heeeeeelp
Post by: Eagler on May 03, 2003, 12:00:45 AM

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=computer+won%27t+turn+off&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en

Title: Heeeeeelp
Post by: snafu on May 03, 2003, 05:07:17 AM

Hi Apathy,Mini D, Eagler.
Thanks for the info.
 Yup I kept a log and with the help of the link posted by Eagler I found it.

I had enabled "Fast Shutdown" in the registry setting it back to the previous setting cured it and all is well with the world again. :) Can't understand Why I missed it when I was working back through what I had done.

Didn't know about holding the power button for 4 secs, Nice one Mini D.

Thanks again all.

TTFN
snafu

Title: Heeeeeelp
Post by: bockko on May 03, 2003, 02:23:29 PM

i wouldnt change the i.d...in fact we probably should all have some version of it :eek: