notify shutdown completed with AT-power unit

[TOM]

Hello!

I am using XPProf on a computer with an AT-Power unit. WIN98 told me after
shut down in a polite manor that I could switch off the computer now.
However, XP tells me nothing, regardless if
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
PowerdownAfterShutdown is set to "0" or "1". The screen is just saying that
it is shutting down the computer and I can see that is has completed the
task when the lights of the panel go off. Does anybody know how I can get XP
to notify me that it has successfully completed shut-down?

Tom

 

[Wesley Vogel]

PowerdownAfterShutdown Determines whether the Shut Down and Power Off option
appears in the Shut Down Computer dialog box. (This dialog box appears when
you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and then click the Shut Down button.) on NT 4.0
and earlier. With XP if the BIOS supports it, you should see it anyway.

Some computers have BIOS that allows the computer to be powered off by
software. The PowerdownAfterShutdown entry lets you take advantage of this
feature. If you enable this feature, a radio button labeled Shutdown and
Power Off is added to the Shutdown dialog box on NT 4.0 and earlier.
--------

In XP, if you get the, "It is now safe to turn off your computer", you have
problems.

When you shutdown Windows XP, Windows shuts down your machine, you do not
have to do it like with Windows 98.

[[You may receive the following message:
It is now safe to turn off your computer.]]
Your Computer May Not Shut Down After You Upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313290

"It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" error message when you try to
shut down your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810903

--------

PowerdownAfterShutdown
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/12324.mspx?mfr=true

See...
PowerdownAfterShutdown
here...
Windows NT Administrator's Pocket Consultant by William R. Stanek.
Copyright © 1999 Microsoft Corporation.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/deploy/confeat/06wntpcc.mspx?mfr=true

and here...
MS Windows NT Workstation Deployment Guide - Automating Windows NT Setup
Updated: March 1, 1997
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/deploy/depopt/gdautset.mspx?mfr=true

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Tom,

I have all of my computer equipment plugged into a multi-outlet surge
suppressor. I use the power switch on the surge suppressor to turn
everything off after I shut down Windows. The monitor stays powered until I
hit that switch. I can tell when the tower has powered down and Windows has
finished when I see the Attention - No Signal message on the monitor, that's
when I hit the surge suppressor power switch.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thank you very much for your concise answer, however ...

In XP, if you get the, "It is now safe to turn off your computer", you
have
problems

That message is exactly what I want to get. The question is not how to
avoid it but how to make it appear.
Apart from that my computer shuts down just fine. I always will have to
switch off the power manually because it has an AT-power unit. I only want
to be prompted when shut down it is completed to avoid switching it off to
early which is fatal.

Regards Tom

PowerdownAfterShutdown Determines whether the Shut Down and Power Off
option
appears in the Shut Down Computer dialog box. (This dialog box appears
when
you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and then click the Shut Down button.) on NT 4.0
and earlier. With XP if the BIOS supports it, you should see it anyway.

Some computers have BIOS that allows the computer to be powered off by
software. The PowerdownAfterShutdown entry lets you take advantage of
this feature. If you enable this feature, a radio button labeled
Shutdown and Power Off is added to the Shutdown dialog box on NT 4.0
and earlier. --------

In XP, if you get the, "It is now safe to turn off your computer", you
have
problems.

When you shutdown Windows XP, Windows shuts down your machine, you do not
have to do it like with Windows 98.

[[You may receive the following message:
It is now safe to turn off your computer.]]
Your Computer May Not Shut Down After You Upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313290

"It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" error message when you try to
shut down your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810903

--------

PowerdownAfterShutdown
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/12324.mspx?mfr=true

See...
PowerdownAfterShutdown
here...
Windows NT Administrator's Pocket Consultant by William R. Stanek.
Copyright © 1999 Microsoft Corporation.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/deploy/confeat/06wntpcc.mspx?mfr=true

and here...
MS Windows NT Workstation Deployment Guide - Automating Windows NT Setup
Updated: March 1, 1997
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/deploy/depopt/gdautset.mspx?mfr=true

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hello!

I am using XPProf on a computer with an AT-Power unit. WIN98 told me
after
shut down in a polite manor that I could switch off the computer now.
However, XP tells me nothing, regardless if
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
PowerdownAfterShutdown is set to "0" or "1". The screen is just saying
that it is shutting down the computer and I can see that is has
completed the task when the lights of the panel go off. Does anybody
know how I can get XP to notify me that it has successfully completed
shut-down?

Tom

 

[TOM]

Thank you very much for your concise answer, however ...

In XP, if you get the, "It is now safe to turn off your computer", you
have
problems

That message is exactly what I want to get. The question is not how to avoid
it but how to make it appear.
Apart from that my computer shuts down just fine. I always will have to
switch off the power manually because it has an AT-power unit. I only want
to be prompted when shut down it is completed to avoid switching it off to
early which is fatal.

Regards Tom

PowerdownAfterShutdown Determines whether the Shut Down and Power Off
option
appears in the Shut Down Computer dialog box. (This dialog box appears
when
you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and then click the Shut Down button.) on NT 4.0
and earlier. With XP if the BIOS supports it, you should see it anyway.

Some computers have BIOS that allows the computer to be powered off by
software. The PowerdownAfterShutdown entry lets you take advantage of this
feature. If you enable this feature, a radio button labeled Shutdown and
Power Off is added to the Shutdown dialog box on NT 4.0 and earlier.
--------

In XP, if you get the, "It is now safe to turn off your computer", you
have
problems.

When you shutdown Windows XP, Windows shuts down your machine, you do not
have to do it like with Windows 98.

[[You may receive the following message:
It is now safe to turn off your computer.]]
Your Computer May Not Shut Down After You Upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313290

"It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" error message when you try to
shut down your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810903

--------

PowerdownAfterShutdown
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/12324.mspx?mfr=true

See...
PowerdownAfterShutdown
here...
Windows NT Administrator's Pocket Consultant by William R. Stanek.
Copyright © 1999 Microsoft Corporation.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/deploy/confeat/06wntpcc.mspx?mfr=true

and here...
MS Windows NT Workstation Deployment Guide - Automating Windows NT Setup
Updated: March 1, 1997
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/deploy/depopt/gdautset.mspx?mfr=true

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hello!

I am using XPProf on a computer with an AT-Power unit. WIN98 told me
after
shut down in a polite manor that I could switch off the computer now.
However, XP tells me nothing, regardless if
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
PowerdownAfterShutdown is set to "0" or "1". The screen is just saying
that it is shutting down the computer and I can see that is has completed
the task when the lights of the panel go off. Does anybody know how I can
get XP to notify me that it has successfully completed shut-down?

Tom

 

[TOM]

Wes,

now I know how you switch off your computer but this is still no answer to
my question. Thank you anyway.

Regards

Tom

Tom,

I have all of my computer equipment plugged into a multi-outlet surge
suppressor. I use the power switch on the surge suppressor to turn
everything off after I shut down Windows. The monitor stays powered until
I
hit that switch. I can tell when the tower has powered down and Windows
has
finished when I see the Attention - No Signal message on the monitor,
that's
when I hit the surge suppressor power switch.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thank you very much for your concise answer, however ...

In XP, if you get the, "It is now safe to turn off your computer", you
have
problems

That message is exactly what I want to get. The question is not how to
avoid it but how to make it appear.
Apart from that my computer shuts down just fine. I always will have to
switch off the power manually because it has an AT-power unit. I only
want
to be prompted when shut down it is completed to avoid switching it off
to
early which is fatal.

Regards Tom

PowerdownAfterShutdown Determines whether the Shut Down and Power Off
option
appears in the Shut Down Computer dialog box. (This dialog box appears
when
you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and then click the Shut Down button.) on NT
4.0
and earlier. With XP if the BIOS supports it, you should see it anyway.

Some computers have BIOS that allows the computer to be powered off by
software. The PowerdownAfterShutdown entry lets you take advantage of
this feature. If you enable this feature, a radio button labeled
Shutdown and Power Off is added to the Shutdown dialog box on NT 4.0
and earlier. --------

In XP, if you get the, "It is now safe to turn off your computer", you
have
problems.

When you shutdown Windows XP, Windows shuts down your machine, you do
not
have to do it like with Windows 98.

[[You may receive the following message:
It is now safe to turn off your computer.]]
Your Computer May Not Shut Down After You Upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313290

"It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" error message when you try to
shut down your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810903

--------

PowerdownAfterShutdown
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/12324.mspx?mfr=true

See...
PowerdownAfterShutdown
here...
Windows NT Administrator's Pocket Consultant by William R. Stanek.
Copyright © 1999 Microsoft Corporation.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/deploy/confeat/06wntpcc.mspx?mfr=true

and here...
MS Windows NT Workstation Deployment Guide - Automating Windows NT Setup
Updated: March 1, 1997
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/deploy/depopt/gdautset.mspx?mfr=true

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Hello!

I am using XPProf on a computer with an AT-Power unit. WIN98 told me
after
shut down in a polite manor that I could switch off the computer now.
However, XP tells me nothing, regardless if
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
PowerdownAfterShutdown is set to "0" or "1". The screen is just saying
that it is shutting down the computer and I can see that is has
completed the task when the lights of the panel go off. Does anybody
know how I can get XP to notify me that it has successfully completed
shut-down?

Tom

 

[w_tom]

Windows NT OSes configure a Hardware Abstract Layer (HAL) that
customizes NT (also called XP) to every unique motherboard. Does a
driver exist so that XP can talk to power off circuit? Power supply
controller is on motherboard. Hardware manufacturer must provide
software (to Microsoft) for powering off that motherboard. Informative
word is Windows 98 and AT. IOW motherboard design maybe so old that
motherboard manufacturer did not provide an NT driver (for HAL). AT or
ATX? AT power supply systems did not have a power supply controller on
motherboard - required a manual switch. When and after Windows 98
arrived, all motherboards should have been ATX designed and also for
NT. Some did not bother. For example, many Gateway machines were so
poorly designed as to therefore be declared only for Windows 9x/ME.

You are at the mercy of that motherboard manufacturer. If software
was not provided so that NT could talk to a power supply controller,
then no options exist. Does motherboard manufacturer specifically
state motherboard is for NT (XP)? Does a power supply controller even
exist (is it only AT type)?