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by microcat

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While using win 98, when shutting down it would turn off the whole Pc, except the screen, so there was no need to actually use the powere switch for anything but turning on.
I now have win 2000 on my pc but I have to switch off at the wall as my system unit switch doesnt seem to accept that im pushing it and Win 2000 does not turn it off.
Im a little aprehensive about trying any hybernation controls as im new to win 2000.
Any helpers out there?

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by saihib

You don't need hibenation controls. I'm going to assume for one moment that your machine is ATX form factor. Win2K won't shut down your machine. You need to do it manually. Trade-offs are something we all have to live with. There may be a Registry hack that will do it and God bless the person who gives it to you.

by fleas

what's going on here is that you have an ATX power supply. You need to push and hold the button for 4 seconds(sometimes longer) in order to turn off the PC. You can set win2k to either turn the PC off, or put it in standby mode via the "power" icon in your control panel when the button is pushed. On the advanced tab, there is an option to select which function you would like to perform.

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