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by d_tech

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On a windows 2000 proffessiona workstation, standalone, after selecting shutdown, windows closes and prepares to shutdown. I now get a message it is now safe to turn off your system. How do I get windows to power down automatically as it prior to 2000 install? By the way, this was a clean install, not an upgrade and its an IBM 300PL desktop.

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by Former member

You have to make a registry change and verify that you have automatic power management (at least APM 1.1) enabled.

Edit the registry by using Regedit.exe. Drill down to
HK Local Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon
and edit the PownAfterShutdown string to have a value of 1 (if this string does not exist then you need to add it).

Next go to the Control Panel and select Power Options and then select the Power Tab
and then make sure that
Enable Advanced Power Management support
is checked. Reboot your PC.

I used this solution to solve the same problem on my own computer. If you want more info go to

http://www.9-muses.com/freak/viewpoint/nt/making_nt_fun/ soft-power-down.shtml.

I didn't make the hal.dll change that the web site talks about but that seems to be an issue only if you have older than Win NT SP4 as your OS.

by cyan222

Just go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and download the Service Pack 2. This was a common issue and they include the fix for it with Service Pack 2. Just go to "Product Updates" and it will scan your system for what you need. It is under "Recommended Updates."

by d_tech

I didn't mention previously but I installed the latest version of 2000 professional with service pak 2.

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