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Shut Down an XP System That Won't Shut Down Itself

#1 PCWorld

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Posted 20 April 2009 - 09:16 AM

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#2 Foxylady48180

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Posted 20 April 2009 - 09:44 AM

You need to express your problem with a little more detail of it will be difficult to help.

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Posted 23 October 2011 - 05:45 PM

Foxylady48180, on 20 April 2009 - 09:44 AM, said:

You need to express your problem with a little more detail of it will be difficult to help.

when i turn off the computer(usually when it freezes up) I turn off with the button on computer, but the monitor stays on with what i was working on still there, then with in a minute it will turn off, but when i turn off my modum it goes off right now. why does my computer not turn off when i push the on/off button on the computer.

thank you for any help.

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Posted 24 October 2011 - 06:08 AM

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when i turn off the computer(usually when it freezes up) I turn off with the button on computer,

Which button are you referring to here?

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does my computer not turn off when i push the on/off button on the computer.

Well, this is exactly what you need to do to power down your PC.

Next time the computer freezes, press and hold the POWER (on/off) key on your PC case for a few seconds, until it shuts down completely.

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Posted 30 October 2011 - 02:40 PM

If you notice, that article was posted in April '09. It is old.

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