Troubleshooting Windows XP Shutdown Issues
http://www.theeldergeek.com/shutdown_issues_in_xp.htm

Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php


ju.c


"Marbles" <Marbles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> My Xp computer is setup as Multiprocessor ACPI. It seems that there is
> a
> confliction with the shut down procedure and when it goes to power
> off. It
> shuts off for a couple of miliseconds then away it goes and re-starts
> upagain. The only way to power off is by holding the power button.
>
>
> Im still in the midst of figuring out what the root cause is. For now
> I
> would like to have the computer shut down to the screen when it says "
> It Is
> Safe To Power Off Your Computer ".
>
> Does anyone know how to get an ACPI windows xp system to shut down to
> like
> if were just an APM config ?
>
> can this be done by adding a registry tweak ?
>
> Thanks
>
>