"It is now safe to turn off your computer."

[Memphis101]

After reformating my computer, it stopped turning off on its own after shutting down. Of all the times i've reinstalled windows this is the first time this has happened.

Could anyone explain how I would go about changing this back to normal? Thanks in advance.

 

[Cutthroat]

You turned off ACPI in the BIOS?

 

[Billb2]

Some program is not shutting down.
You could check Event Viewer.

Failing that, start uninstalling programs.

 

[YankeesWin]

Here's a very useful site for your problem, I'm having the same problem with a new build as well. I get stuck on either the "saving your settings screen" or the "shutting down" screen in XP.

 

[Memphis101]

I checked ACPI in the BIOS and I have the option of setting the ACPI suspend type to one of two things: S1 poweron-suspend and S3 suspend-to-ram. I have the latter, S3 suspend-to-ram, selected.


As for programs, this is a fresh install. I just went through the same motions as I always go through installing the very same drivers even and I noticed this before I even got around to installing a program or two.

As for the link, I appreciate it, but just glancing through it I think you and I have similar, but different problems. My computer doesn't hang up it all. After clicking shutdown, it saves and quickly goes to the "It is now safe to turn off your computer" and I have to turn it off on my own each time. I don't remember having to do that since elementary school in the 90s.

edit: And I forgot to mention that I don't think I have an "event viewer" is that a Vista feature? I'm running windows XP.

 

[daveybrat]

Go to control panel, then power options, then look for a tab for APM. (Advanced Power Management) and make sure it's checked.

This will allow your pc to shutdown.

 

[Memphis101]

^ I did that and it caused my computer to restart instead of shutting down. I thought that problem sounded familiar and in the link the other poster gave me stated that doing this causes this problem from some people. At least I think that was the link I read that in.

I turned it back off and now it's back to the original problem. Also I shut down every program I could that was running in the task manager before shutting down and nothing changed.

 

[cubby1223]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810903

Some time ago when reinstalling Windows on a computer, I was hitting some of the function keys on startup to try and get into the bios setup. Didn't get into the bios setup, the XP installation began, and I just continued with it - after installation XP wouldn't power off with that same screen. Long story short, one of the function keys when pressed while XP setup is beginning, forces XP to install with the standard HAL, not the acpi HAL. Just a possibility.

 

[YankeesWin]

That link I posted addresses the "its now safe to turn off your computer" issue as well as the problem I had.

 

[Memphis101]

Woops! I wish I didn't glaze over that last part in your link. I just got finished trying everything given except for replacing my powersupply and ?ShutNTdown? Registry patch. I plan on trying both of those tommorow.

If the ShutNTdown patch doesn't work, I'll probably just reinstall windows when I have access to my installation CD again. Thanks for all the replies.