Re: Turning off computer

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On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:58:00 -0500, "Duncan Findlay"
<dfindlay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Talahasee:
>
>This happens all the time when I "turn off' or "restart".

I read your post COMPLETELY.

Kindly pay me the same courtesy.

I did not say, "Go to your Start button on your desktop."

I said, "either use the "ON/OFF" switch

(that ACTUAL button on the front of / back of your computer, that cuts
off the electricity.

OR

LITERALLY PRESS the ACTUAL "reset SWITCH" on the front of the
computer.

In other words, with NO HELP from Widows, your keyboard, or your
mouse...

CUT POWER TO YOUR COMPUTER ABRUPTLY.

The only exception would be if you can warm boot with Control Alt
Delete.

Normally, if you are having system problems (sounds like you are),
your Control Alt Delete warm boot won't work.

I don't care if you UNPLUG THE DAMN computer from the wall..

TURN IT OFF! ( I have unplugged my computer 100 times. If you're that
hung up, unplugging it will be the LEAST of your issues.)

Once the computer is OFF. That is, screen black. NO LIGHTS on the
computer WHATEVER,

turn the computer on.

Allow it to cycle through until you get to the desktop. This may take
several minutes.

Once you get to the desktop-- if you do-- be sure you are backed up.

THEN,

Turn off the computer again. CUT THE POWER. Pull the cord out of the
wall.

Whatever!

Just turn the MACHINE OFF.

Let it start up again and go to the Desktop.

If you can get the computer to cycle through twice and give you the
Desktop, it should be ok.

If not, then you need to run something like (preferably) Norton 2003
System Diagnostics, Registry Cleaner, XP's diagnostics, etc.



If your system does NOT cycle through to the Desktop, turn it off the
3rd / 2nd ? time, and when you turn it on, put your Windows XP disk
in.

try a fresh install without formatting.

If the system won't allow you to do that, you will have to
format/fdisk, and do a fresh install.


Tallahassee
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>
>Talahasee" <Talahass@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:36:15 -0500, "Duncan Findlay"
>> <dfindlay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>When I turn off my computer (Windows XP Home Edition) I click Start>Turn
>>>off. It does not turn off until I repeat this a second time at which it
>>>turns off. This happens when I choose to Restart as well. Can you help?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This usually (often/ VERY often )
>>
>> means you have some program that hasn't finished installing or
>> uninstalling. Unfortunately, not all s/w installs or uninstalls
>> CLEANLY.
>>
>> That is a result of Microsoft CONTINUING to refuse to release their
>> code to competitors and 3rd party vendors, who continue to have to
>> guess what Microsoft is doing, and how. Many have succeeded, many
>> have not.
>>
>>
>>
>> What you want to do is
>>
>> 1. turn the computer off with the off switch. (causes a cold
>> start/system reset)
>>
>> or
>>
>> 2. hit the reset button. (causes a "warm start"/system reset)
>>
>> Either one will cause your system to shut down completely. Which is
>> the desired effect.
>>
>> This time, your computer will take a minute or two longer to start and
>> get you back to the Desktop, but once you are there-- and you can
>> WATCH The process so you know it's not "hung up" again-- once you are
>> back to the desktop, you're ok.
>>
>> Now if I were you-- I've been at this for 30 years-- if I were you,
>> once you are back to your desktop
>>
>> after you've allowed the ( Install / uninstall ) process to
>> complete...
>>
>> I turn the computer off AGAIN, (reset button), and allow the computer
>> to reset itself (without the long install/uninstall process this time)
>>
>> and it will reboot and get you back up like it's supposed to.
>>
>>
>> If the computer doesn't reboot and come back up as it should (quickly
>> and cleanly) the 2nd time, THEN I begin system diagnostics, for which
>> I can't beat Norton System Works, Reg Cleaner, and then Defrag.
>>
>> (that is, while you are repairing your system, go ahead and do some
>> general cleaning and maintenance)
>>
>> Hope somewhere in there, you have found what you need.
>>
>>
>> Tallahassee.
>

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