Windows Vista Can't shut down

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Madxgraphics

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Vista is doing me head in....Ever since installing Vista on a new HDD for me laptop Iam unable to shut me laptop down via the start button.....Have to do a hard shut down which I don't really like doing...Any ideas...
 
Does vista start to shut down and close programs? Or does it just hang? Are you using the latest drivers for Vista?


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I goto Start then to the lil red icon thingy to shut down...When I click on that I just get a black screen insted of the usual options to shut down/ hibernate or what ever....Laptop is still running though as I can hear the fans etc and idiot lites on lappy are still flashing...
 
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I goto Start then to the lil red icon thingy to shut down...When I click on that I just get a black screen insted of the usual options to shut down/ hibernate or what ever....Laptop is still running though as I can hear the fans etc and idiot lites on lappy are still flashing...
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Are you closing Vista down this way?
 

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Sorry to say, but your way puts the PC to sleep, unless you change it. Thank you MS. ;)

https://www.pcreview.co.uk/articles/Windows/Vista_Power_Options/2/


What happens if you just press the actual power button for a second ...

What happens if you press Alt + F4 with no open programs ... also this will close the active window/programs, keep using Alt + F4 and windows will shut down.

There are several more ways to shutdown Vista including wizkid's way ... the above should do also. :D


;)
 
If I hit Alt F4 it just closes all open programs..If I hold power button down the latop shuts down, but when I go to restart it gives me the options to start in Safe mode etc...
I am not really that fussed about not shutting it down as this is me Crunching machine and i'd prefer it running 24/7...Supose i'm just not used to Vista
 
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