this has been bugging me ever since i installed winxp last year. every time i shut down the pc, it goes to that highly gay screen which says "it is now safe to switch off ur pc blah de blah..." and i then hav to switch off the pc off manually. before i installed winxp, i had win98, and i had none of this malarky. pl pl pl pleasssssssse help moi. someone most know how to solve it.
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March 13th, 2002, 03:45 #1roll for life
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pc wont switch off properly with winxp
WinXP Professional 5.1 (Build #2600) CPU: AMD K7 Athlon XP, 1.67 GHz Video: Samsung SAMTRON 95P Plus(T)/95P on nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 (1280x1024x32bpp 60Hz) Sound: SB Audigy Audio [E800] Memory: Used: 156/512MB Uptime: 1h 46m 2s 81ms HD: Free: [C:] 27.93/38.16 GB Connection: 1-World Online via U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT @ 45200 bps (Rec: 8.14MB Sent: 0.81MB)
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March 13th, 2002, 03:51 #2Moderator
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Go to:
Start> Run and type in services.msc
Look for an entry in the list called:
NVidia Driver Helper Service -
Double click on it, and choose stop, then disable it. Try rebooting now, and it should do it within 10 seconds.
Kev
PS. The helper service just keeps track of custom gamma settings and is by and large useless, if you find you really need it simply just re-enable it.
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March 14th, 2002, 04:45 #3Emutalk Member
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There is another solution to this problem.
In the power options see if the APM checkbox is enabled.
Also, I had the same problem. WinXP just refused to use my ATX properly. Just download the newest BIOS ROM, update your bios under DOS and restart. If everything is fine, winxp will now work. I recommend that you reinstall it tho.<B>My Mk4 Combos:</B> <a href="http://zelda.hit.bg/sonya.avi">Sonya</a> | <a href="http://zelda.hit.bg/reiko.avi">Reiko</a> | <a href="http://zelda.hit.bg/reptile.avi">Reptile</a>
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March 14th, 2002, 08:16 #4?
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I agree what linker said. I had the same poblem with my old motherboard before I upgraded my computer.
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March 22nd, 2002, 23:26 #5roll for life
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er...wheres the APM checkbox? when i click on shutdown i want my pc to actually switchoff and also turn off the monitor.
where can i get a rom bios and will i hav to reformat winxp (something i neva imagined needed doing).
cheers.WinXP Professional 5.1 (Build #2600) CPU: AMD K7 Athlon XP, 1.67 GHz Video: Samsung SAMTRON 95P Plus(T)/95P on nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 (1280x1024x32bpp 60Hz) Sound: SB Audigy Audio [E800] Memory: Used: 156/512MB Uptime: 1h 46m 2s 81ms HD: Free: [C:] 27.93/38.16 GB Connection: 1-World Online via U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT @ 45200 bps (Rec: 8.14MB Sent: 0.81MB)
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March 24th, 2002, 03:36 #6Emutalk Member
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Go to the motherboard's website. There you'll find the bios and the program to update.
Note: Always update in MSDOS (not in windows).<B>My Mk4 Combos:</B> <a href="http://zelda.hit.bg/sonya.avi">Sonya</a> | <a href="http://zelda.hit.bg/reiko.avi">Reiko</a> | <a href="http://zelda.hit.bg/reptile.avi">Reptile</a>
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March 24th, 2002, 21:31 #7roll for life
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winXP doesnt hav DOS, it only has an emulated form of DOS.
aaaaaahWinXP Professional 5.1 (Build #2600) CPU: AMD K7 Athlon XP, 1.67 GHz Video: Samsung SAMTRON 95P Plus(T)/95P on nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 (1280x1024x32bpp 60Hz) Sound: SB Audigy Audio [E800] Memory: Used: 156/512MB Uptime: 1h 46m 2s 81ms HD: Free: [C:] 27.93/38.16 GB Connection: 1-World Online via U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT @ 45200 bps (Rec: 8.14MB Sent: 0.81MB)
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True, that is why you would need to use a Bootdisk to get into dos. If you are flashing the Bios, then ensure that you use the bare minimum of files to get into Dos IE. Don't go putting CD or Mouse drivers onto the bootdisk.winXP doesnt hav DOS, it only has an emulated form of DOS.
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March 25th, 2002, 00:51 #9roll for life
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and this will make my pc shut off properly? i dont want to flash my bios for nothing...
WinXP Professional 5.1 (Build #2600) CPU: AMD K7 Athlon XP, 1.67 GHz Video: Samsung SAMTRON 95P Plus(T)/95P on nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 (1280x1024x32bpp 60Hz) Sound: SB Audigy Audio [E800] Memory: Used: 156/512MB Uptime: 1h 46m 2s 81ms HD: Free: [C:] 27.93/38.16 GB Connection: 1-World Online via U.S. Robotics 56K FAX EXT @ 45200 bps (Rec: 8.14MB Sent: 0.81MB)
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March 25th, 2002, 01:02 #10Moderator
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Did you actually do what I told you to do in my first post, ie Disable Nvidia Driver Helper Service....? That could well be worth a try first.
To discover if your BIOS is having problems with XP, go to:
Start>Run and type Eventvwr.msc
Have a look in both the application and system sections, see if there are lots of errors, if so check them and see if any of them mention illegal BIOS access... if so then updating with a more XP compliant (ACPI) Bios could well help you out.
Flashing the BIOS is not something I would recommend just for the sake of it though. The Eventvwr will help you in finding out just what is causing the shutdown probs.
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