Thanks Ray. The default setup was to put computer on standby when I pressed
the power button. I changed it now to shut down and it works like a champ.
I didn't know that WinXP and newer computers worked this way.
I was holding down the power button to force a shutdown. I knew that wasn't
a good idea but I didn't
know what else to do.
I know several people who's systems are not configured to safely shut down
when briefly pressing the power button. I'll have to tell them too. This
is very important information.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Campbell" <ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:45 PM
Subject: RE: force shutdown
Hi:
Try pushing and releasing your power button quickly. Depending on how your system is set up, it should shut down the computer. Don't hold the power button in or it will shut off the computer without properly shutting down windows, you do not want to do that.
Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician Adaptive Technology Center Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired 1850 W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL 60608 312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay) ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Ray Campbell
-----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bobcat Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:21 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: force shutdown
How do we force a shutdown when the system stops talking and we can't read the Task Manager? My new computer gets into a state where I can not shut down with windows key u u. or by ctrl alt del alt-u u.
Is there a better way to shut down safely when the system seems to hang?
WinXP 2005 media edition on HP Pavilion amd 64 3200.
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