I have a 2005 Dell desktop and am running Windows XP professional. My computer won't shut down no matter what I do. My anti-virus is up to date and I remove spyware every week. What could be the problem?
2007-09-14 11:26:40 · 6 answers · asked by kcool223 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Hold the On/off button on your computer for about 5seconds and it will turn it. This is called an emergency shut down.
2007-09-14 11:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hold down the power button until the PC shuts off
NO NO NO, DO NOT Unplug or power off the surge, this can do more harm than good.
-CTRL ,ALT, DEL
After you get the PC booting up again, try going to
Start, Contol pannel, System performance and maintanience, Administrative tools, Event Viewer, and click on Application and or system to see if any errors had occured. You can look up the event ID number on the net to usually troubleshoot issues.
2007-09-14 18:38:07 · answer #2 · answered by min77ion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hold the button in for a few seconds till it shuts off. the should reset it
2007-09-14 18:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by SAM L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know what you've already tried but try Ctrl+Alt+Del and click shut down.
2007-09-14 18:34:44 · answer #4 · answered by Michael S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WINDOWS XP SHUTDOWN & RESTART
TROUBLESHOOTING
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php
2007-09-14 18:38:21 · answer #5 · answered by techchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shut off your power supply/surge protector, count to thirty seconds and turn it back on, then boot your computer.... it will all reset.....
2007-09-14 18:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋