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re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically'
Thursday, August 23, 2001 at 1:36 pm
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Posted by Glen (1 messages posted)

Check the Power Mangement settings in your systems BIOS. Glen

On Thursday, August 23, 2001 at 5:54 am, Ileen wrote:
>Can anyone tell me why my Windows '98 desktop PC no longer automatically shuts down?
> For years it did and now I get the annoying "It is now safe to turn off your computer"
>message.
>
>The Advanced Power Management thingy does not have any options for automatic shutdown
>-- just two options; one for showing the power meter on hte taskbar and one for prompting
>for password after standby.
>
>The weird thing is sometimes the computer DOES shut down automatically, but most
>of the time does not. This all came about after switching to cable ISP and installing
>a firewall (Tiny Personal Firewall).
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks!
>Ileen

Written in response to:: re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Ileen: Thursday, August 23, 2001 at 5:54 am)

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Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (kassab: Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 6:55 am)

re: automatic (hari: Mon, Feb 10, 2003, 10:17 am)

re: automatic (Matt : Mon, Sep 22, 2003, 2:19 am)

re: automatic (Donnie: Sat, Nov 22, 2003, 9:55 am)

re: automatic (weavgeo: Tue, Aug 17, 2004, 5:58 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (MAYOR: Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 1:46 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Curt R: Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 7:26 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Bobstur: Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 8:04 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Curt R: Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 8:27 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Debra Crayford: Wed, Jan 30, 2002, 3:05 pm)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Tom: Sun, Feb 3, 2002, 4:46 pm)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Scott Wieduwilt: Fri, Mar 8, 2002, 10:00 pm)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Kevin E.: Sun, Mar 10, 2002, 12:13 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Bryan : Wed, Apr 10, 2002, 2:08 pm)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (TDP: Sun, Nov 2, 2003, 5:27 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Bobstur: Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 10:13 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Keith: Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 12:35 pm)

Why bother? (Paul D: Tue, Aug 21, 2001, 4:17 pm)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Ileen: Thu, Aug 23, 2001, 5:54 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Scott Wieduwilt: Fri, Mar 8, 2002, 9:57 pm)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Mars the Infomage: Wed, Aug 21, 2002, 8:26 am)

re: Windows Power Down Your Computer Automatically' (Glen: Thu, Aug 23, 2001, 1:36 pm)

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