98 -> XP now won't auto shutdown

sayguh · 10-30-2004, 04:16 PM

Hey guys, i'm a newb at this stuff, but i thought the lovely people here at the comp forum could help me become a L33t (or what ever the new phrase is

) I recently upgraded OS's from 98 to XP prof. and now I've been having to deal with that ol' skewl screen that says "It is now safe to turn off your computer" while before it just turned off by itself. It's a pain cause I have to hold the off/hibernate button for about 5-10 seconds before it turns off. Do I need some file? or can I set something up in some settings menu? I'm not sure if my sig has my hardware so here it is.

6 year old (mom computer) compaq Presario 5190
256 ram
hdd 1) 8 gig master
2) 11 gig slave
400 Mhz processor

Lorand · 10-30-2004, 04:20 PM

Take a look here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=810903

10-30-2004, 04:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
sayguh New Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4	98 -> XP now won't auto shutdown Hey guys, i'm a newb at this stuff, but i thought the lovely people here at the comp forum could help me become a L33t (or what ever the new phrase is ) I recently upgraded OS's from 98 to XP prof. and now I've been having to deal with that ol' skewl screen that says "It is now safe to turn off your computer" while before it just turned off by itself. It's a pain cause I have to hold the off/hibernate button for about 5-10 seconds before it turns off. Do I need some file? or can I set something up in some settings menu? I'm not sure if my sig has my hardware so here it is. 6 year old (mom computer) compaq Presario 5190 256 ram hdd 1) 8 gig master 2) 11 gig slave 400 Mhz processor

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10-30-2004, 04:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lorand VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bucharest Age: 41 Posts: 3,042	Take a look here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=810903