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re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically'
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at 12:52 pm
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Posted by whocares (1 messages posted)

You could try changing the following registry value. Go to Start-> Run ->regedit. Browse to the following key and change the value shown. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "PowerDownAfterShutdown"="0"

On Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 9:03 am, Jim wrote:
>I have a PC with Win2K and an ATX (AMD/ASUS motherboard) and it powers down when
>I shut down -- but I don't want that! I shut everything off -- montors, PC, speakers
>-- using a power bar. How do I disable this feature?
>
>Also, the ATX won't come up when I turn the power bar on -- I have to press the switch
>on the front of the PC. If you can help with that I'd be grateful.
>

Written in response to:: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Jim: Thursday, February 13, 2003 at 9:03 am)

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re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (John Goodin: Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at 9:23 am)

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'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Jim: Thu, Feb 13, 2003, 9:03 am)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (nick: Fri, Feb 14, 2003, 7:45 am)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Larry: Mon, Jun 23, 2003, 7:21 am)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Patrick Babb: Wed, Aug 24, 2005, 7:21 am)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Mike: Mon, Jul 14, 2003, 12:06 am)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Franz: Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 9:32 am)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (chuck: Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 12:46 pm)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Jason: Tue, Feb 15, 2005, 2:35 pm)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (whocares: Tue, Oct 25, 2005, 12:52 pm)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (John Goodin: Wed, Jul 5, 2006, 9:23 am)

re: 'Have Windows NOT Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Jack E. Femon: Tue, Jul 11, 2006, 7:41 pm)

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