HELP! Shutdown Problems!

[redwing11]

Ok a few days ago, my computer would shut off fine. After I click shut down, it would power off my computer automatically. Yesterday, I just reformatted. I installed all the necessary drivers. However, it does not automatically power off my computer anymore. It just takes me to the screen that says "It is safe to turn off you computer." I've already tried enabling ACPI under Power Management but that doesn't seem to work.
WTF? Why did it all of a sudden decide not to automatically power down my computer? Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Thanks ahead of time!

 

[Duvie]

Somewhere and I am not sure except to say it isn't under the acpi function...there is a choice to enable fast shutdown...this needs to be enabled. the choice is there because some have problems with this function in terms of corrupted data on harddrives do to comp shutting down as harddrive is writing from the cache.

 

[redwing11]

hmmm...sorry I cannot find this option. Do you know where it is exactly? I've looked everywhere in the BIOS. Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[redwing11]

Ok, I found it under msconfig and fastshutdown IS enabled. Yet it still won't do it. Anyone else?

 

[redwing11]

PORBLEM SOLVED! After searching on the web for hours, I found this site: http://www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm

Apparently Norton Antivirus was screwing up my registry. I fixed my problem by following the directions on the page. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions!