my computer wont shut off,whats wrong I DON'T want to turn it off at the mains as I would lose everything please help me. THANKS.
2006-08-20 23:51:42 · 9 answers · asked by tourist 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
press and hold ctrl, alt and del at the same time this will bring the task manager up and you will be able to stop the programs independently from there
2006-08-20 23:56:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds that it has frozen. Leave it for a good twenty minutes or so and it may be okay. Were you trying to do too many things at once and not closing down before going onto something else, this can cause a computer to go into freeze mode. Also try control- alt-delete, that just might solve the problem.
At the end of the day you may have no choice but to turn it off at the mains. Then when you switch back on your computer will do a scan disk and you should be alright.
Good luck!
2006-08-21 00:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by wildwind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can access your shut-down menu but cannot get your computer to restart or shut-down there's a solid chance that there is software running on your computer that is preventing the shut-down. Close what you can and cold-reboot your computer. When you come back up update your intivirus and firewall software as soon as you can.
2006-08-21 00:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by W0LF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your ATX case and PSU (Power Supply Unit ) is faulty. You wont lose anything by turning at mains.
2006-08-21 00:02:41 · answer #4 · answered by Joe_Young 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine does this all the time. I've left mine for ages and nothing happens. I think you'll have to turn it off at the mains....sorry
2006-08-20 23:56:45 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Nicola ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you wont lose everything.Just make sure you save your stuff first before you pull the mains plug out.Once saved,your data wont be lost.
2006-08-20 23:59:22 · answer #6 · answered by Mrknowitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a software called shutdown on net u can download it ,it is a programme u can specify wen 2 shutdown the comp in seconds or in min or in days.once u do that click on force shutdown thats it will take care of that.If u didnt get it contact me i ll send u that software bye take care
2006-08-21 00:01:33 · answer #7 · answered by catchsharath 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chill out, my does that sometimes too, close all the programmes and windows you can then just pull the plug on it. your very unlikely to loose anything
2006-08-20 23:56:29 · answer #8 · answered by duncan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried Ctrl-Alt-Delete ?
2006-08-20 23:57:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋