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Old 12-07-2003, 10:42 AM   #1
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Hi there i have a problem with the computer of that is owned by me. It arnt going power off and annoying. I switch off it switch off not switch off . It is saying to me "windows is shuting down" and it doesnt not stall every time i do this switch the computer off. I am force to switch computer off by switching off to main power. Everytime I switch the computer into on it is running scanndisk and it is annoying somwhat. can you help ?
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Old 12-07-2003, 10:54 AM   #2
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My old computer started doing that.

It crashed soon afterwords.

And I have no idea on how to fix it.
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Old 12-07-2003, 10:55 AM   #3
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Is it just me, or did that sentence structure paired with those words make no sense whatsoever
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Old 12-07-2003, 11:03 AM   #4
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Is it just me, or did that sentence structure paired with those words make no sense whatsoever
Trust me, its not just you.

I just read through his post, and I was able to kind of infer what was going on.
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Old 12-07-2003, 11:19 AM   #5
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Hi there i have a problem with the computer of that is owned by me. It arnt going power off and annoying. I switch off it switch off not switch off . It is saying to me "windows is shuting down" and it doesnt not stall every time i do this switch the computer off. I am force to switch computer off by switching off to main power. Everytime I switch the computer into on it is running scanndisk and it is annoying somwhat. can you help ?
What version of Windows are you running?
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Old 12-07-2003, 11:37 AM   #6
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Im gonna guess he has 98. I've had that happen quite a bit on my old computer where it freezes when shutting down. I'm not sure on a fix, but I recommend just running scan disk just to make sure nothing is wrong with the OS
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Old 12-07-2003, 11:38 AM   #7
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Hi there i have a problem with the computer of that is owned by me. It arnt going power off and annoying. I switch off it switch off not switch off . It is saying to me "windows is shuting down" and it doesnt not stall every time i do this switch the computer off. I am force to switch computer off by switching off to main power. Everytime I switch the computer into on it is running scanndisk and it is annoying somwhat. can you help ?
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Old 12-07-2003, 12:03 PM   #8
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i am running XP.
i was fiddling around with the wires because i was bored... i guess thats why this is happening. silly me. also the lights on the front of my computer arnt working (the power on lights, flashes when loading). after i "fiddled" they dont work either.
i am thinking maybe i should smash it to pieces? unless anyone has an answer... (i just cant LIVE without lights/ability to switch computer off).
thanks anyway
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Old 12-07-2003, 12:07 PM   #9
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Hi there i have a problem with the computer of that is owned by me. It arnt going power off and annoying. I switch off it switch off not switch off . It is saying to me "windows is shuting down" and it doesnt not stall every time i do this switch the computer off. I am force to switch computer off by switching off to main power. Everytime I switch the computer into on it is running scanndisk and it is annoying somwhat. can you help ?
What version of English are you using?
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Old 12-07-2003, 12:13 PM   #10
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i am using english 2.1 but that had many flaws so i have upgraded to english 2.3 and everything seems much better.

another thing, is it just me or are a few things backwards around here? e.g 1st > last post?#

EDIT: i have fixed above problem, just had to ajust settings
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Old 12-07-2003, 12:16 PM   #11
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Yeah we're using counting version 3 beta.
Can't you bring the comp back to the store?
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Old 12-07-2003, 12:20 PM   #12
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well no i got it a few years ago and it was second hand, i have "upgraded" it, (motherboard, GFX card) and i dont think theyll help.

btw by "fixed problem" i was referring to some display thingy.... my "computer wont turn off" problem remains
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Old 12-07-2003, 12:22 PM   #13
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Have you ran scandisk just to double check? Since you have XP, it might just be taking a crappingly long time to shut off. What's the specs of your comp. Ultimate?
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Old 12-07-2003, 01:14 PM   #14
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i think i will run scanndisk to make sure at some point,
and i dont think its just taking a long time, one time i left it for ages
the specs as far as i know are
-1.2 ghz amd duron
-256mb sdram
-64mb geforce4 gfx card
-black keyboard (with grey handrest)
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Old 12-07-2003, 01:28 PM   #15
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i think i will run scanndisk to make sure at some point,
and i dont think its just taking a long time, one time i left it for ages
the specs as far as i know are
-1.2 ghz amd duron
-256mb sdram
-64mb geforce4 gfx card
-black keyboard (with grey handrest)
It's that black keyboard causing the conflict. Older computers prefer the older, off-white style. You may be able to keep the handrest though...

On a more serious note, what exactly was the location of the wires you "fiddled with?"
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