what to do?!!!!!!!!
2007-02-18 11:35:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
You can do a hard shut down - most computer press and hold the power button. Knowing more about the system would help diagnose - Version of Windows (presumably) and hardware (processor, ram, etc). Windows 98 is notorious for having shutdown issues.
2007-02-18 11:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by wigginsray 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like your computer when you power off is actually going into either Standby or Hibernate mode instead of Off. In Windows XP you can tell Windows what to do when you turn your computer off. There are the following options:
Do Nothing
Ask Me What To Do
Stand By - This doesn't actually shut the computer down, just puts it into a lower power state, so it's ready for action when you press the power button by quickly restarting as you left it, but not wasting that much electric
Hibernate - This again doesn't actually shut the computer down, but powers it to an even lower power state than Stand By. It saves more power than stand by but takes longer to start the computer up, but nowhere near as long as shutdown.
Shutdown - This mode is the most energy efficient mode. This turns all the power off your computer, but it does take a bit longer than Hibernate and Standby to restart.
To change these settings you need to go into:
"Control Panel"
Category View Control Panel (Windows Default) - Click "Performance And Maintenance", then click "Power Options"
Classic View Control Panel - Double click Power Options.
In "Power Options" go to the "Advanced" tab and in the "Power Button" section there is a drop down list to select how you'd like the computer to behave when you press the Power Button. Change this to Shutdown if you want the computer to Shutdown when you turn it off.
2007-02-18 11:42:09 · answer #2 · answered by jeanette.kaylor@sbcglobal.net 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to Start | Control Panel | Power Options in Control Panel. Click on the Advance tab and uder the heading Power Buttons it should say "Shut Down" in the first box and "Standby" in the second box. Try that and see if your pc shuts down.
2007-02-18 11:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-23 17:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by nadem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your control panel, and choose power options. Make changes there to reflect how you want your computer to behave.
2007-02-18 11:39:02 · answer #5 · answered by The Oldest Man In The World 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to start then change it to shut down you may have put on stand by
2007-02-18 11:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋