Option on shutting down XP?

[mu] pete · May 29, 2005, 01:57 PM

Hey guys,

A friend told me to ask in this forum a quesiton I asked him.

I just recently installed XP professional, and was wondering if theres an option where you can shut down the computer and it will shut down itself rather than saying "now it is safe to turn off your computer" and you have to turn it off at the switch. My power button only works to turn on the computer and not off, so I have been turning off the computer at the power point.

Thanks!

PangingJr · May 29, 2005, 02:49 PM

you may have to tweak your registry.
first, please provide a brief spec of your hardwares.

PangingJr · May 29, 2005, 03:18 PM

- 810903 "It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" error message when you try to shut down your computer.

- 298884 "It Is Now Safe to Turn the Machine Off" Message When You Try to Hibernate Your Computer.

- 313290 Your computer stops responding when you try to shut down in Windows XP.

**dj_stick** · May 29, 2005, 10:12 PM

Ctrl-Alt-Del: "810903" sounds like the problem pete is having (i'm the friend who referred him here)

just somemore background info - the PC used to shut itself of automatically, until he re-installed windows xp yesterday

PangingJr · May 30, 2005, 06:41 AM

i guess his hardwares are all compatible... i won't wait for the spec and try this...

go to this page... Windows XP Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting - http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
scroll down to section 'Powerdown Issues' read more info about the problem that you're having.
and then follow sensible Registry editing protocol said on the page,
after that, D/L “ShutNTdown” registry patch (shutntdown.reg) and import it into your registry.
and reboot, and then shutdown your PC and see.

manually edit your registry -- in Registry Editor go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon,
on the right side of the viewing pane create a new String Value (REG_SZ) name it "PowerDownAfterShutdown",
and give its value data = 1. if this value does already exist, then modify the value data from 0 to 1.

this may help on your case.

May 29, 2005, 01:57 PM	#1
[mu] pete DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Option on shutting down XP? Hey guys, A friend told me to ask in this forum a quesiton I asked him. I just recently installed XP professional, and was wondering if theres an option where you can shut down the computer and it will shut down itself rather than saying "now it is safe to turn off your computer" and you have to turn it off at the switch. My power button only works to turn on the computer and not off, so I have been turning off the computer at the power point. Thanks!

May 29, 2005, 02:49 PM	#2
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	you may have to tweak your registry. first, please provide a brief spec of your hardwares.

May 29, 2005, 03:18 PM	#3
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	- 810903 "It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" error message when you try to shut down your computer. - 298884 "It Is Now Safe to Turn the Machine Off" Message When You Try to Hibernate Your Computer. - 313290 Your computer stops responding when you try to shut down in Windows XP.

May 30, 2005, 06:41 AM	#5
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	i guess his hardwares are all compatible... i won't wait for the spec and try this... go to this page... Windows XP Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting - http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm scroll down to section 'Powerdown Issues' read more info about the problem that you're having. and then follow sensible Registry editing protocol said on the page, after that, D/L “ShutNTdown” registry patch (shutntdown.reg) and import it into your registry. and reboot, and then shutdown your PC and see. manually edit your registry -- in Registry Editor go to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon, on the right side of the viewing pane create a new String Value (REG_SZ) name it "PowerDownAfterShutdown", and give its value data = 1. if this value does already exist, then modify the value data from 0 to 1. this may help on your case.