shut down/restart

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geoff.butcher \(remove this\)

Just upgraded from windows 98 to windows 2000. When
shutting down, the monitor is turned off etc. but I still
need to turn off the pc manually. Also when restarting,
shut down/restart is not completed and again has to be
done manually. How can I correct this?
 
"geoff.butcher (remove this) @virgin.net"
Just upgraded from windows 98 to windows 2000. When
shutting down, the monitor is turned off etc. but I still
need to turn off the pc manually. Also when restarting,
shut down/restart is not completed and again has to be
done manually. How can I correct this?
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I have exactly the same problem. I put it in another ng without result.
The problem started after the last crash. It was OK on the same machine
before.
So I'm looking forward to the golden hint!
Jan
 
This is typically a BIOS issue with respects to APM. Make sure it is turned
on.
 
This is typically a BIOS issue with respects to APM. Make sure it is
turned on.
Which item in BIOS?
Under tab Power I have Power management with choices User defined, min
saving and max saving.
Neither user defined or max saving are the solution of the problem.
I don't see anywhere an item APM that can be switched on/off.
Rgds,
Jan
 
Jan Janssen said:
Which item in BIOS?
Under tab Power I have Power management with choices User defined, min
saving and max saving.
Neither user defined or max saving are the solution of the problem.
I don't see anywhere an item APM that can be switched on/off.
Rgds,
Jan
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Upgrades are not a good idea, upgrades without a compatibility check is even
worse. You didn't mention if your W2k installation was installed with an
ACPI HAL or a standard HAL. Its strongly recommended that a "winnt32
/checkupgradeonly" be performed before upgrading (I386 directory on W2K CD).

Any Win98 to W2K upgrade involves a compatibility check at both hardware and
software levels. The compatibility check is not an "option", it's an
integral, and critical part, of any upgrade or clean installation.

On a system old enough to run Win98, you should at the very least consider a
bios upgrade, specially if the new bios version provides ACPI compatibility
and/or the option to enable/disable APM for a Standard HAL..

And as far as drivers are concerned, think about it, any Win98 driver will
absolutely not function in W2K. And W2K can't install a driver it doesn't
have. Thats your responsability. Hence, the compatibility check.
 
SaltPeter said:
Upgrades are not a good idea, upgrades without a compatibility check is even
worse. You didn't mention if your W2k installation was installed with an
ACPI HAL or a standard HAL. Its strongly recommended that a "winnt32
/checkupgradeonly" be performed before upgrading (I386 directory on W2K CD).

Any Win98 to W2K upgrade involves a compatibility check at both hardware and
software levels. The compatibility check is not an "option", it's an
integral, and critical part, of any upgrade or clean installation.

On a system old enough to run Win98, you should at the very least consider a
bios upgrade, specially if the new bios version provides ACPI compatibility
and/or the option to enable/disable APM for a Standard HAL..

And as far as drivers are concerned, think about it, any Win98 driver will
absolutely not function in W2K. And W2K can't install a driver it doesn't
have. Thats your responsability. Hence, the compatibility check.
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I'm confused. I never upgraded, just installed on a new machine from CD
win2k. I updated many times by downloading, yes.
My CD has not the mentioned I386 directory, I don't know how to perform the
upgrade you mention. But after all, before the latest crash the problem was
absent, same machine, same BIOS.
Jan
 
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