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Windows 2000 Tips & Tricks UPDATE
The latest Windows 2000 and Windows NT tips and tricks from
Windows 2000 FAQ
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Q. How can I keep my ACPI-enabled PC from restarting instead of shutting
down?
A. First, make sure your Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI)-enabled computer has an ATX case. You can usually tell this by
looking at the back of your computer on the power supply. If the power
supply has only one plug and a small switch on it, the case is probably
an ATX case. If you don\'t have an ATX case, you\'ll have to find out how
to remove automatic shutdown (which turns off power on ATX computers).
Second, download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1), which
includes an updated version of hal.dll, the culprit file in the shutdown
issue. You can get SP1 from the Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000 After you download and install SP1, the computer will attempt to
restart. If this fails, wait until the computer presents a black screen
and you see no evidence of hard disk activity. Then, press the reset
button on the computer (or switch the power to it off and on). When
Win2K starts up again, all should be well!
Thanks to Erik Tomlinson for this tip.
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