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Automatic power down when shutting down Win2K

Author
12 Aug 2005 4:07 AM
MichaelE
How do I set W2K to automatically power down when it is shut down, rather
than displaying "It is now safe to power your computer off" message and
requiring a manual power down? Is it a BIOS setting or a switch within
Windows?

Thanks

Author
12 Aug 2005 5:33 AM
Galen
In news:2F679ED2-AFAD-4257-9B6C-4A460CA8FC00@microsoft.com,
MichaelE <Micha***@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> How do I set W2K to automatically power down when it is shut down,
> rather than displaying "It is now safe to power your computer off"
> message and requiring a manual power down? Is it a BIOS setting or a
> switch within Windows?
>
> Thanks

See this site:

"It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" Error Message When You Try to
Shut Down Your Computer :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810903

Galen
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