hi i have installed a fresh copy of windows xp on my comp everythings fine xcept when i go 2 shut down it wont close it self i get the message saying it is safe to shut down but i have to turn it off manually by the mains button y wont it do itself?

ne ideas ne1?

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Have you disabled APM (advanced Power management) in BIOS??

go into BIOS and make sure it is enabled.

you can go into power management in control panel - make sure advanced power management is ticked. If your mobo supports it this will automatically switch your system off when you shut down

i had the same prob, i have a K7AMA mobo and i had to flash my BIOS and i also did ALL of windows update and now it works everytime i re-install windows. Try updating your BIOS m8

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It can also be caused by an incomplete installation of a piece of software. If something crashed during install and/or didn't install completely then Windows is waiting for a release message from that software before shutting down...

Yes like the others said, make sure Advanced power management is enabled. if it its already, format your drive (backing up any files you want first) and re install win xp from scratch.
HTH
zero.

thanx for the advice guyz the apm is enabled still doesnt work and i dont want to format my whole drive too much information on it.

i think formatting may be your only option of you dont want to press the button.

Are you SURE its enabled in BIOS?? as well as in Windows.

The entry will probably look like APM/ACPI

to get to bios look for something that says press *key* for setup when you first turn on the comp,usually it is del so try pressing del as soon as you turn it on.
HTH
zero.

If you go to system under control panel then devices and computer does xp say ACPI computer - if not your only option is to force xp to install as acpi (not really recommended but I have done it ok on pc's in past) - the force acpi option is during install you have to press f5 or something when it asks for any special drivers to load - this then gives various options inc acpi.

I have a PIII system that did the same thing when I installed XP.....All I did was go into control panel then power options and there was a box to check to enable APM....did that and it works like a charm

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check this site..........www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm

Check for ACPI in your Control Panel -> System-> Hardware/Device Manager, Properties.

Cheers 4 the help. i tried turning APM on but with dat it freezes halfway through the shut down process so dats no gud:(

thanx for the site j.rv good site