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re: computer won't shut down Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 6:06 pm Posted by Jack Gulley (5917 messages posted) Sounds like a hardware problem with the system board not responding to a power down request. Have you tried shutting the system down with the power button instead? Then unplugging the power plug over night? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: computer won't shut down Sunday, November 7, 2004 at 5:31 pm Posted by Paul Nordin (1 messages posted) My computer won't shut down properly either. Eventually, I will fix the problem. Until then, what I do is press ctrl-alt-del (the dialog box shows rundll32 as the only task running) and then press ctrl-alt-del again. The computer reboots, as it is supposed to do. Then, when I click Start, then Shut Down the computer shuts down normally. Good luck. Let me know if you find a better solution. Paul Nordin On Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 6:06 pm, Jack Gulley wrote: > Sounds like a hardware problem with the system board not responding to a power >down request. > Have you tried shutting the system down with the power button instead? Then unplugging >the power plug over night? [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum