RE: Shutdown (power off)

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Hello,

>From your description, I believe your machine only support APM. updating
the BIOS is a very good method you can try as Louis has suggested.

There is tool called apmstat.exe which can be found in win2k3 support tool,
apmstat.exe can help you troubleshooting APM in win2k3 server.

Apmstat Overview
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechR
ef/173312a9-01d4-4391-ae66-9df76a57a268.mspx

HTH!

Best regards,

Rebecca Chen

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<chv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E938C60E-278C-4353-A962-5CDBC1776A4F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi All
>
> I installed Windows Server 2003 Entreprise on a 4 years old machine
> running
> within an environment composed of 6 networked machines. The installation
> seemed ok. But the shutdown is antiquated. A message shows up: "It's now
> safe to turn off your computer". This machine was previously running
> Windows
> XP Pro and the shutdown (power off) was automatic.
>
> Although the problem appeared right after the installation of the Server
> 2003, I tried the "clean-boot and" (KB310353), "Advanced clean-boot"
> (KB316464), and "It's now safe ..." (KB810903). These procedures weren't
> helpful.
>
> I removed Windows Server 2003 and reinstalled Windows XP pro. The issue
> reoccured but from "Power Option" in Control Panel, I enabled "Enable
> Advanced Power Management Support" under "APM". This has resolved it
> under
> XP. I then removed XP system and reinstalled the Server 2003. "APM" tab
> did
> noty appear under Windows Server 2003 as it did under XP.
>
> The Device Manager, computer tree, it gives: "Standard PC". I tried to
> update with no success.
>
> Any thoughts please?
>
> Many thanks
>
>
>
>
>


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