Go to control panel, Power Options.Under the Advanced button, in the lower half of the screen is the option of what you want your machine to do when you shut down. It should be in that section for the control
Keith Thompson thehomeoffice wrote: > Hi Everyone > > I did post this question a month or so back and I didn't get a reply so > Im gonna try again lol. > > I have a Pent 3 866 running XP Pro and ive done something (goodness > knows what) and now its not shutting down automatically. > > When I used to "shut down" it would automatically turn off the computer > - now it just ends up with the screen message "its now safe to turn off > your computer" - which means I know have to crawl under the desk and > move the hard drive everytime to get to the switch at the back. > > Any idea of what I have done and how I can return it to the way it was. > > Your answers will be truly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance. > > Jo Walker > thehomeoffice http://www.thehomeoffice.net > > -- Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH Home Web Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~kthompson/ Genealogy Web Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kthompson He who endures, wins. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
