Dianne Gronfors <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have been having trouble when my computer declines to shut down (I've been > reading about this in PCsoft). What I want to know is if there is some way > to configure something so that when this happens I can physically shut my > computer off? The way my computer is set up, my on/off switch is > inoperative. My only recourse is to do a reset, wait for the scan to > complete and then shut down. I have had a look at the power management > tools but I don't understand what it does. I'm running Win98SE. I have > really appreciated the help from this list. Hope someone knows the solution > to this too. Thanks. Dianne Gronfors First is to search MS's knowledge base for the potential solutions for it not powering off. http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q202/6/33.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=shutdown&rnk=48&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=W98 As a last resort, you CAN shut off the power to the computer at any time by pressing and holding in the power button for 5 seconds. -- Russ Poffenberger Engineering Specialist Schlumberger Technologies ATE DOMAIN: [log in to unmask] 150 Baytech Drive San Jose, Ca. 95134 Voice: (408)586-6718 FAX: (408)586-4675 PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>