re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' Saturday, August 16, 2003 at 7:55 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by benedetto (3 messages posted) Thank you very much Jerry. On Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 6:27 am, Jerry Wever wrote: >I'm having the same problem with my latest build and install of XP. In the past >I've corrected the problem by unchecking the option in XP that says "allow this computer >to act as a server". But for the world of me I cannot remember where I found this >option at before. >Start digging around your computer and maybe you'll be lucky and find it. > >Disabling messenger is easy. Open your start menu and select "run" from the menu. > Type "msconfig". Open "startup". Un-check the box besides MSmessenger. > >Open up messenger, go to options, un-select the option to automatically start messenger. > >If your using Outlook Express you have to disable the automatically log in to windows >messenger service there too. > > Written in response to: re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Jerry Wever: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 6:27 am) Responses to this message: re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Brian: Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at 4:37 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Nick Haidet: Mon, Mar 31, 2003, 3:46 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Julie: Mon, Mar 31, 2003, 4:21 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (I.Gerisch: Tue, Jun 10, 2003, 3:04 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (benedetto: Tue, Jul 22, 2003, 11:10 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Jerry Wever: Wed, Aug 13, 2003, 6:27 am) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (benedetto: Sat, Aug 16, 2003, 7:55 am) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (Brian: Wed, Oct 8, 2003, 4:37 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (benedetto: Thu, Oct 9, 2003, 11:41 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (blackeye0q: Sun, Sep 5, 2004, 9:33 am) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer restarts instead of shutting down' (blackeye0q: Sun, Sep 5, 2004, 9:43 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum