Shut down

For some reason, when my computer now shuts down, the desktop disappears (normal) and the "shutting Down/Logging O...

unexpected shut down in window vista

I have been experiencing an unexpected shut down with my laptop since I got it which was in Jan 2008 up till now 5 tim...

vista shut down features

Hello everyone,I recently battled with a virus on my computer. I did get my computer cleaned up alright, I mean it seems...

Shut down Vista

Hi All,In some cases I may loose the video and I need to shut down Vista without seeing the actual screen.When it gets ...

PC will shut down while watching any video on both IE7 and F

::Hello ppl:::::I'm having problems with my rig, My PC will shut down when I watch any online video like in youtube or a...

Message Threading, How Do you shut it off

One thing I really hate about Windows Mail is this message threading feature, you can't shut it off and the help is of ...

Shut-Down Button

Hi: The HP Presario with Vista Home Premium:Even after shutting-down the PC,..... Start - shut-down, a green light in ...

Improper Shut Down

My laptop is set to go to sleep after 15 minutes on battery. I'm having a problem w. it shutting down instead. The powe...

shut down unexpectedly BLUE SCREEN

Problem signature Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.2 Locale ID: 13321Files that help descri...

GP's not applying, RSOP fails, Vista will not log off/shut d

When I try to run GPUPDATE, it hangs there and eventually says it has stopped responding. If I try to run RSOP it also ...

vista won't shut down

hi,i upgraded to vista a few days ago, but since yesterday it doesnt seem to want to shut down.when i tell it to shut d...

Error Messages and Shut Down

After initially opening Windows Mail, I receive an error message that requires Windows Mail to close. Then I re-open Wi...

Vista won't shut down properly

I am running Vista Ultimate SP1 and when I do a shutdown I get the message that the PC (stand alone) is shutting down. ...

is there a way to shut off all the permissions in Vista?

Hi I reformatted the computer back to xp for now. Is there a way to shut off all the permissions to continue in vista. ...

Windows updates shut down my internet connection, vista 64 b

For the past week I have had to reboot my computer or set it to previous settings at least three times to access IE. I ...

Windows can't Shut dpwn

HiI have this message when I resume windows Windows was recovered from unexpected shutdowmwhen I check for solution: Pro...

Laptop does not shut down

I have a dell M1330 laptop with Vista home premium installed. I had not used it for some time and switched it on and do...

Windows Vista shut down problem

I have an HP530 notebook with standard features and 2GB RAM, bought in May 2008. The system comes with a bulit in Windo...

question about automatic shut off

I've noticed that my computer automatic shut the computer off and I was wondering if somehow that I might have set up i...

Vista won't shut down because of Appbar bullet

I got a new Toshiba Notebook, 3 GB, 32bit. I can't shut it down. It says that Appbar Bullet is preventing it from shutti...

Shut Down on Desktop?

Is there any way I could put icons on the Vista desktop that are linked to shut down or restart functions?...

Computer Won't shut down

My computer is having a few problems lately.. When I try to shut down the computer, a screen pops up saying 'initializi...

Blue Screen unexpected shut down. Help! I'm clueless!

Hi, I've had my HP laptop now for about 6 months, having had no probs so far until two days ago when using itunes - it s...

2 new laptops shut down with 6008 error

I recently bought a new laptop with Vista Home Premium installed. A few days after I had it set up I would come over t...

Vista Enterprise Takes 5 minutes to Shut Down

Hi All,I have a Win2K3 R2 Domain (Native) and am deploying Windows Vista Enterprise Clients (SP1) to the environment. T...

Shut down screen? (Vista Home 64)

On Vista Home 64 bit, how can I set the shut down prompt to default to shut down, and not sleep?J...

UNEXPECTED SHUT DOWN AND BSOD!!! PLEASE HELP!

So I know Vista isn't the best release Windows came out with, but I had little choice when I got my laptop (brand new, ...

OS shut-down fails when in battery saving scheme

Vista 32bits business running on Asus laptop V1S.If system shut-down started while in the battery saving scheme, laptop ...

Vista Blue Screen on Shut down Then restarts

This never happened for a couple of days but as I started updating Vista, the Blue Screen Error has been occurring. the ...

Where is SHUT DOWN

Can someone tell me where the "shut down" button is in Vista Home Supreme? I click the start button and it's ...

"Restart" vs. "Shut down"

Vista Ultimate, SP1What's the real difference between "restart" and "shut down" followed by turning...

Windows mail shut down

My windows mail shots down and restart several times a day. I tried to upgrade to windows live mail, but got the same p...

Shut Down does not work

When I shut down or restart my computer I get the shutting Down... screen and that is where the system gets stuck, noth...

New Home Built PC unexpected shut downs

I have just completed building a super powerful PC comprising of:Intel QX9770 quad core Processor 3.2ghz Intel DX48BT2 M...

Vista Shut Down Question

Vista Ultimate SP1. When I shut down my computer it goes from the desktop to the blue-green Vista shut down screen, bli...

How can I shut down Vista very quickly?

How can I shut down Vista very quickly?In xp ,there is a exe file called ctrl+alt+home I can click to shut down Xp ver...

How are all the account things shut off?

How are all the account things shut off so we can both use this new Vista computer equally? Neither of us can access a...

games cause shut-down

I have a HP Pavillion (refurbished)with Vista Home Premium, 1.00 gb of ram Athlon 64 x 2 dual core 4400+ at 2.30gz nv...

So how do you shut off auto start in chess titans?

Why does the game automatically start instead of allowing the user to set up the options beforehand like color and level...

Comp restarts when i shut it down

hi. When i shut down computer, it gos through normal process and then a blue screen appears and says physical memory dum...

VISTA very slow on shut down

Had a mouse and keyboard problem, that seems to be fine now.I also went into msconfig or whatever they call it in vista ...

opening attachments causes windows mail to shut down and res

I have posted a question here before regarding this...everytime i open an attachment in an email the whole windows mail...

New tab causes I.E. to shut down

When I am on a web site and open a link it contains the new tab it opens in frequently bringup the following error mess...

window keeps shut down during log on screen.. :S

hey all, wondering if anyone can help me solve this prob:just this morning, after finished updating my window, then it r...

Black scrn after Start from Shut down Mode

After Start from shut down mode, I get a black scrn with white computer jargon. At the bottom of the scrn is F1 to retry...

blue screen shut down

This occurs when i remove a USB cable. Mainly the broadband USB. Other than stop removing it, Is there anything i can d...

no shut down after sleep

Hello all,I have a problem with the sleep mode. When I use my computer and when I shut it down, everything works fine, t...

Unable to Send Mail unless Windows Mail is shut down

I am able to receive mail but unable to send mail unless I shut Windows Mail down. Then I receive a message asking me ...

Shut Down message

http://www.getamused.com/photos/windowsrebootmessage.html...

Extremely slow shut down

I recently installed Vista Home Premium on my computer. I have no problem with start up but am experiencing a 3 to 5 min...

my windows didnt shut down properly

what could be the reason for this or how could i find out why?...

Vista restarts after shut down/ sleep mode not working

I have a Toshiba A200 laptop with windows vista OS. I am facing the following problems with my system now. 1) If I put t...

Shut down, Sleep, Hibernate: Which is Recommended?

My Vista 32bit is used at home for a few hours daily. A comment in another group stated shutting down / starting back ...

windows vista will not shut down

I just upgraded from XP to Vista and so far am kicking myself for it. After I installed and got all my drivers updated ...

un-able 2 shut down!!!

i am unable to shut down my computer. i go to start and there is click on the > button and all i have is switch users...

vista 32 bit wont shut down and blue screen appears

Hi all. New to this but i have a big problem. I bougt a new pc recently, 500 gb memory, 4gb ram, i installed 32 bit vist...

pc doesnt shut. it resets

thats it. i tell pc to shut down but it doesnt, it resets and then a window pops up and says it has recovered from an e...

Vista wont shut down properly

I am running Vista Ultimate SP1 and when I do a shutdown I get the message that the PC (stand alone) is shutting down. ...

Computer power shut down while upgrading to Vista

I upgraded 3 pcs using windows vista upgrade ultimate.2 pcs installed fine the 3rds power shut down while installing.I s...

Vista restarts when commanded to shut down

These events have occured since I installed the following updates:KB947562 KB915597 (three definitions)I select the shut...

Hibernate and automatic shut down after idle at login

Hi there,I'm using hibernation on one of my PCs. When I power on the machine and the system is resuming state and is rea...

help dell shut down

I have a dell that when you shut down with windows it powers down all but the processor and video and fan Helptony...

After bootup only Ease of Access and Shut Down buttons visib

Hi all,It looks like after I was messing with the registry of my Acer Aspire 5720 I can't boot up properly :cry:.After b...

error msg: windows mail did not shut down properly

Everytime I sign on to Windows mail I have an error msg saying it was not shut down properly the last time. I've tried...

Vista Shut down issues

I'm running an HP dv7-1270us laptop with Vista 64. The last several weeks I've been experiencing very slow (up to 4 min...

Vista shut down

Approximately 25% of time when I click "shut down" the screen goes to "logging off" and hangs there...

Re: Shut down

Thank you, Jonathan, for your reply.FYI, I have a Netgear Wireless A/G router with a built-in firewall. At the present...

Wait for finishing a logout script before logging out / shut

Hi, From win7pro I need to run a 3rd party file synch application (mysynch.exe) from a vbs script invoked from a domain...

My PC won't stay shut down!

Hi, I have a brand new Dell desktop (got it Friday) with Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 on it. The problem I'm having ...

computer deletes files whenever it is logged off or shut dow

Hi our computer has Windows Vista on it, and its pretty new. Whenever it is shut down, restarted, or logged off, every...

how to shut of spam

my mail deletes spam mail automaticly, but i noticed it delets mail from my friends that it shouldn't be deleting and l...

Desktop is dead, can't click on icons or even shut down! Hel

I don't know where to post this, so here goes.... I am helping my mom with her laptop. She was having many misc. problem...

Unexpected shut downs, because of hard disk do not know what

Hi I have had trouble with my hard disk causing a lot of (bluescreen) unexpected shutdowns. Here follows a zip of my Win...

windows mail did not shut down correctly

When I properly shut down Windows mail (File > Close) the next time I start the program I get an error message "...

Comodo caused very slow boot up and shut down

Vista 64 bit Avira anti-virus 4gb RAMSince installing Comodo 3.0 on my PC is now taking about 15 minutes to shut down an...

Laptop won't shut down...

Vista Business, T7700, 4GB Avast/Defender/Spybot sez "clean"Recently had BSOD problem due to driver conflict, ...

cant shut down / restart / close programmes

hi, i have a brand new laptop (7 dyas old) it is a asus, 2 gig ram, 1.9 amd duel . . . came with latest vista.. i am hav...

Why won't Windows Mail shut down?

Like many other people who have bought new computers running Vista, I have the following problem:Whenever I try to clos...

Where is my shut-down buttom?

In the beginning i could shut down i one step by using the shut down button directly. But now i only have det lock-butt...

computer shut down by itself

After i turn on mine computer,( Dell Dimension 5520 ) after 3 minute later computer suddenly shut down by itself. then ...

My computer is on standby and won't start or shut down - HEL

I just recently turned off my laptop by pressing the off button and not the proper way on the start menu ( I know I'm an...

No warning shut downs

Whenever I try to convert an .avi file to DVD format, my PC starts the conversion process, and then suddenly shuts down...

Windows Unexpected Shut Down

I experienced an unexpected Windows Vista (32 bit System) shut down. A solution was found in the problems report to in...

shut off Message compacting pop up when exiting WM in Window

Open Windows Mail, Go to Tools / Options / Advanced / Maintenance / Remove Check from "Compact the database on sh...

Proper Way to Shut Down

I am somewhat new to Windows Vista. What is the proper way to "shut down" my laptop?? When I click the Winows...

System doesn't Shut Down properly

About 50 % of the time when I shutdown my PC everything appears to shut down except I noticed that the hard drive light ...

Delete browsing history on shut down

I have just gone from XP to Vista. On XP, I had it set to delete my browsing history (in Favorites) when I shut the com...

Desktop thinks it's a tablet and shut's down

How do I tell the OS that its a desktop not a tablet.Just did a clean install of Vista business...

computer won't shut down or turn off

my kids' computer won't turn off, at all, and only gets to the screen where it says it's shutting down every once in a ...