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Computer won't shut down
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 4:50 pm
by yayajohn
(Win XP), It says it's shutting down and then just hangs there until I hold in the power switch.I suspect it has something to do with the ACPI? It just started acting this way.
Any tips would be appreciated. I just reformatted not too long ago and not really wanting to do it again soon.
Re: Computer won't shut down
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 5:04 pm
by Mr Arkadin
I had something like this for a while about a year ago. My computer would eventually shut down but would take between 5-10minutes to do so. If I was in a rush to go out I had to use the power button. I did tons of research on potential fixes. None worked. Then one day it started working normally again. I have no idea what changed. The mysteries of technology.
Re: Computer won't shut down
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 6:01 pm
by garyb
has anything new been installed? updates?
Re: Computer won't shut down
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 7:16 pm
by guppy
You can try first to see if it can switch off with safe mode. Maybe it's a software that hang the computer.
Or maybe that thing
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... px?id=6676
Re: Computer won't shut down
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 7:34 pm
by yayajohn
yeah I did do a windows update not too long ago but i'm not sure if it was doing it before or after. uuuuggh guess i'll try a restore before the updates and see if that fixes anything.
Not sure if using the pwr button is good for a stable operating system - I always wonder if I'm shutting it down right in the middle of something.
Thanks for the help.
Dan
Re: Computer won't shut down
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:41 pm
by garyb
it's not good to use the power button in that scenario, but what a ya gonna do?
see what's running before you shut down in the task manager.
as a near last resort, you can also try a repair install and then rerun the updates.
there are so many things that can be the source of the problem, including the power supply...
Re: Computer won't shut down
Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 6:42 am
by yayajohn
ooo, yeah right didn't think of the pwr supply. Didn't see anything weird in the task manager, I will try the repair install option.
Thanks!
Re: Computer won't shut down
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 12:24 pm
by JoPo
Please, if you find the trouble, let us know what it was !
Re: Computer won't shut down
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 7:48 am
by yayajohn
Solved! Problem turned out to be a Korg Nanopad hanging up the system. Latest driver, i'll just have to leave it unplugged i guess.
Re: Computer won't shut down
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 10:16 am
by garyb
