Then, you think the bios is unable to support it? I know WinME does. Jo Ann Both the hardware and the software. The BIOS needs to be able to support it, and so does the operating system. In this case, I think everything from Win95 and newer supports it. ---Troth -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jo Ann Weaver Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 11:57 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- computer shutdown question In WinME and XP when you get the screen, it is now safe to turn off your computer, I have noticed some computers actually turn themselves off, and others you have to manually push the power button. Is this in the hardware of the machine, or is it some kind of Windows setting. My friends computer has to be turned off manually, and she wants to know if she can change it. She is running ME. To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk