Re: [OT] Shut down

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DB James wrote:
> 
> don cole wrote:
> > 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > 
> >    I am having trouble shuting down my computer with Windows XP. When 
> > I shut down the screen says "It is now safe to shut off your computer".
> > Then I have to turn off the computer by hand.
> > Before it just shut down when I walked away from it. It just started doing
> > this.
> > I looked this up on Annoyances.org and they say "Go to Control Panel/Power
> > Options
> > and click the APM tab to toggle this on and off. Problem is when I go to
> > Power
> > Options there isn't any APM tab.
> > 
> > Has anybody else had this problem?
> > 
> > Don Cole
> 
> Hmm, do you have an "Advanced" tab?  On my XP Home version, that tab has the
> option "When I press the power button on my computer:" and below is a drop-
> down list of options, including "Shut down".
> 
> --Quark

Hello Quack,

  Thank you.


I do have an Advance Tab.  It has 2 check boxes, "Always show icon in taskbar"
  and "Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby?" And that's all no
  drop down list.

Don Cole

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