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| Thread ID: 22544 | 2002-07-24 04:13:00 | Improper PC Shutdown | nzchrise (1180) | Press F1 |
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| 64786 | 2002-07-24 04:13:00 | OS: Windows Me The Problem: When selecting Start|Shut down|OK the screen goes blank BUT both the PC and the Screen's power indicator lights remain on (green). The PC remains 'running'. Full shut down is achieved by holding the On/Off button in for approximately 4-5 seconds. On boot up, scan disc starts as if there was an inproper shut down. Also, I no longer have the 'Power Options' displayed/available in the Start|Settings|Control Panel. It seems to have disappeared completely! I think the power options I had set previously have some how taken control of shutting down the PC. I can't access these settings anymore because I have lost access to them. How can I restore the Power Options facility to the Control Panel and how can I fix the shut down problem(s)? |
nzchrise (1180) | ||
| 64787 | 2002-07-24 04:41:00 | Cant explain the loss of power options in the control panel, but it sounds like the PC is going into "hibernation" mode instead of a shutdown. The scandisk routine will run when a hard shutdown is foces, so thats to be expected. You could try disabling hibernation but thats in power options...bit like painting yourself into a corner. TweakUI has options to display/hide control panel functions, I dont suppose you ran that utility at any stage? You could try going start-run and type sfc <space> /scannow That will run system file checker which will replace any corrupted .dll system files, at least its a start. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 64788 | 2002-07-24 11:15:00 | Hi nzchrise,I'm having the same problem,except Power Options is still there.Haven't touched them.Tried gf's suggestion to run sfc scannow but it says there's no such thing!Got woken at 2am Sat morning by my wife cause the fans were still running when she got up to go!So had to switch off at the wall.Happened a few times since then,done the usual housekeeping.Sorry no help,but hope someone else can. | Neil McC (178) | ||
| 64789 | 2002-07-24 11:43:00 | The same thing has happened to me in the past, I for some reason diabled the hibernation and have not had the problem since. Running win me, not saying it will solve your problem but it did mine , whay ya got to lose. cheers merlin-nz ;) |
merlin-nz (275) | ||
| 64790 | 2002-07-25 00:12:00 | Have run Tweak UI before this problem occured.. There is nothing in the 'Control Panel' list of .cpl files for the Power Setting. I do have qtw32.cpl listed - No description displayed to tell me what it may belong to. If you are running Tweak UI, what is listed for the Power Setting .cpl? |
nzchrise (1180) | ||
| 64791 | 2002-07-25 02:39:00 | Hi nzchrise,in Tweak UI the only ref I have to Power is - powercfg.cpl - and beside it,Power Management Configuration Control Panel Applet. |
Neil McC (178) | ||
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