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re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen'
Sunday, February 22, 2004 at 11:04 pm
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Posted by Paul (1 messages posted)

I am almost positive it is the trigger switch inside your power supply that is not switching off. Your windows is trying to shut down, however:the power supply is not switching off, so power will always be present. Change your power supply or just continue shutting it off manually.

On Thursday, October 17, 2002 at 1:14 pm, farnz wrote:
>mine does the same, no known cure yet, but I am told it is due to a driver mismatch,
>are all your drivers digitally signed & approved? mine shuts windows down but wont
>power down.
>
>

Written in response to:: re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (farnz: Thursday, October 17, 2002 at 1:14 pm)

Responses to this message:
re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (farnz: Monday, February 23, 2004 at 10:30 am)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (liv hinckley: Thursday, April 8, 2004 at 8:09 pm)

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Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Sergio: Sun, Sep 8, 2002, 11:13 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (farnz: Thu, Oct 17, 2002, 1:14 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Paul: Sun, Feb 22, 2004, 11:04 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (farnz: Mon, Feb 23, 2004, 10:30 am)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (liv hinckley: Thu, Apr 8, 2004, 8:09 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (annoyed at windows: Fri, Jul 8, 2005, 1:41 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Rick: Tue, Dec 31, 2002, 3:59 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Mike D: Sun, Feb 16, 2003, 12:11 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Kirk: Sun, May 4, 2003, 10:24 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Choupicc: Sat, Nov 20, 2004, 5:06 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (PeterH: Thu, Feb 17, 2005, 2:32 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Zubair Esmail: Thu, Sep 11, 2003, 2:42 pm)

re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Grant: Sun, Aug 7, 2005, 12:05 am)

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