[Why]

>>Without the "it's safe to turn your computer off".
>>My old computer (XP) does shut it all off, but I don't remember
>>how I did that.
>
>
>Go to Control Panel, enable advanced power management.
>
>

I did that & it still just sets there.

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please try the following link to Jim Eshelman's web site:

http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

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"Why" <my@juno.com> wrote in message
news:l0u2b15ei54jn9epgdvicnecotr4suf330@4ax.com...
>>>Without the "it's safe to turn your computer off".
>>>My old computer (XP) does shut it all off, but I don't remember
>>>how I did that.
>>
>>
>>Go to Control Panel, enable advanced power management.
>>
>>
>
> I did that & it still just sets there.

[Wesley Vogel]

[[You may receive the following message:
It is now safe to turn off your computer.]]
Your Computer May Not Shut Down After You Upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313290

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:l0u2b15ei54jn9epgdvicnecotr4suf330@4ax.com,
Why <my@juno.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Without the "it's safe to turn your computer off".
>>> My old computer (XP) does shut it all off, but I don't remember
>>> how I did that.
>>
>>
>> Go to Control Panel, enable advanced power management.
>>
>>
>
> I did that & it still just sets there.

[Andrew Murray]

"Why" <my@juno.com> wrote in message
news:l0u2b15ei54jn9epgdvicnecotr4suf330@4ax.com...
>>>Without the "it's safe to turn your computer off".
>>>My old computer (XP) does shut it all off, but I don't remember
>>>how I did that.
>>
>>
>>Go to Control Panel, enable advanced power management.
>>
>>
>
> I did that & it still just sets there.

Make sure APM is enabled in the BIOS.