Safe to Shut Down Screen in Win 2K

[DarkManXY2G]

When I shut down my computer, I get that "It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen. I never got that before when I was running 98SE. Is there anyway to turn that thing off???? It is quite annoying. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[cool]

Win2K will shut down automatically when ACPI or APM is installed and working properly. Otherwise you get this message...

 

[DarkManXY2G]

Where can I look to make sure that these things are properly installed? I just recently installed 2k and I haven't had a lot fo time to play around with it yet.

 

[mariner]

Do a search of the archives. This has been covered thoroughly. Just load the threads in text mode and cut n paste to a word processor document and save 'em to your HDD for later reference. Good luck.

mariner

 

[lilnnjaboy]

there is no archives, you just make sure it is enabled in the bios. then go into the registry. And make sure the ACPI and the APM is set to 1 in the registry. I'm not exactly sure where it is. Somewhere in the local machine\software\microsoft\winNT\setup I think. if you really want to know....private message me and I'll find out when I get home.

 

[mariner]

I meant the AT forum archives 🙂

mariner

 

[DarkManXY2G]

Thanks for all your help guys. I hope I can get this thing to work.

 

[mariner]

Just be sure you don't try to change HALs the wrong way. Check out these 2 articles from the M$ Knowledge Base.

How to Upgrade Windows 2000 to Use an ACPI HAL

Troubleshooting Advanced Power Management in Windows 2000

mariner

EDIT:
Just found this topic:



<< When you try to shut down your Windows 2000-based computer, the computer may stop responding (hang), possibly on a black screen. Also, your computer may hang or may not power off when the shutdown procedure reaches the &quot;It is now safe to turn off your computer&quot; screen. >>



in this article:

How to Troubleshoot Problems with Standby Mode, Hibernate Mode, and Shutting Down Your Computer in Windows 2000