The shutdown problem may be caused by various
hdwe/softwe issues.

Here's a good shutdown trblshoot. list:

http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

HTH,
Tomas Santos
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:02:32 -0500,
farmer <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Subject: Computer Build
>
> Last week I decided to take mercy on my sister and
give
> her a better
> computer (she is running a 486). I had a spare, 1.4ghz
> Intel processor,
> with a D850GB mother board, 256mb of RAM Bus memory,
> AGP Voodoo4 video
> card and a 300 W power supply. This machine was
> previously running very
> well. I replaced the hard drive with 16gb Maxtor and
> loaded Win XP Pro.
> It all loaded OK except it will not shut down. It goes
> through the shut
> down process, logs off, saves settings and stalls at
> the shut down which
> requires holding in the power button. I have read all
> the Intel
> technical bulletins, and searched the MS Knowledge
> base, nothing fits
> this problem.
> I have taken all hardware out except the AGP video
> card, swapped it out for
> a PCI card, took everything out of the start up file
> and it still won't
> shut down. There is no other s/w on the hard drive
> except Win XP
> My sister is quite old and I am afraid she will not
> live long enough to
> get this machine at the rate I am going. Can any one
> help?
>
> Thank You
>
> Russ Hatfield

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