For Windows XP, because it uses a high security NT kernel, the system runs fairly stable, except for the slow shutdown speed, under normal circumstances, shutdown failures rarely occur. However, you should also pay attention to some of the following symptoms.
Let it shut down but restart
This fault is the most common fault in Windows XP operating system shutdown failure. The cause of the fault may have the following reasons:
1. system settings in case of chaos, an error occurs when the system will automatically restart
Windows XP by default, so that when users shutdown When you get an error during the shutdown process, you will restart your computer. Turning this feature off often resolves the failure of an automatic restart.
Right click on "My Computer" on the desktop, select "Properties" in the pop-up context menu, pop up the "System Properties" window, click the "Advanced" tab, click "Startup and Recovery" In the "Settings" button in the column, the "Startup and Recovery" window pops up, as shown in Figure 1. In the "System Failure" column, remove the checkmark before the "Automatic Restart" option and click the "OK" button.
Figure 2. Advanced Power Management in a mischief
As we all know, is closely related to the shutdown of power management, the cause of the shutdown problem is most likely not support power management system Good cause.
Click "Start → Settings → Control Panel → Performance and Maintenance → Power Options", in the pop-up window, enable or disable "Advanced Power Support" as needed. If you are using "Advanced Power Support" when a failure occurs, try to cancel it. If you try to enable it by canceling "Advanced Power Support" when the failure occurs, the failure will often be solved.
3.USB devices do not worry
now is when the USB device is popular, what U disk, mouse, keyboard, Modem, and everything. As everyone knows, these USB devices are often the main culprit for shutdown failures. When a shutdown turns into a reboot failure, if you have a USB device attached to your computer, please unplug it and try again. If you are sure that the USB device is faulty, it is best to replace the device or connect it. An external USB Hub connects the USB device to the USB Hub instead of directly to the USB port on the motherboard.
Shutdown gives you a big blue face
1.Windows XP has a bug
Windows XP has a shutdown bug, if your computer often appears during the shutdown process Shut down the blue screen, and the fault is intermittent. Pressing the "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" button also has no response, so you can be sure that your system has not been patched. Please download the SP1 patch package and patch it. Generally it will be fine.
2. Innovative sound card driver
a problem if you are using the innovative sound card, and a blue screen appears during the shutdown process, the error code is "0X0A", then go to the Device Manager , remove the sound card, refresh, and manually install the latest digitally signed driver.
3. Logitech mouse, keyboard imperfect
If you are using a Logitech keyboard network and install the Key Commander software to drive the corresponding network function keyboard, the change may cause shutdown A reboot failure. If the driver for your Logitech mouse is MouseWare 8.6, it will cause a blue screen shutdown, you can only solve the problem by uninstalling the driver.
Shutdown does not automatically cut off the power
During the shutdown process, everything is normal, but it stops at "you can safely shut down the computer" but can not automatically cut off the power, you need to manually press the main box Turn off the "Power" button on the panel. The reasons for this failure are generally as follows:
1. No power support is enabled
Click "Start → Settings → Control Panel → Power Options → High Energy Power Management", check Select "Enable advanced power management support".
2.BiOS set incorrectly
may be mistakenly modify the BIOS options for power management, if you are familiar with the BIOS settings, go to the BIOS, try to modify the BIOS on power Managed options. If you are not familiar with the BIOS, simply select the "Load default setup" option and restore the BiOS to the factory default settings.
3.Office XP also trouble
Office XP Ctfmon.exe which has been a controversial issue. Ctfmon.exe is Microsoft's text service file. As long as the user installs Office XP and installs the "optional user input method component, this file will automatically call it for speech recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard and other user input
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provides text input support. Even if we do not start Office XP, Ctfmon.exe still runs in the background. It is, it often causes a shutdown failure, you may wish to uninstall it.
Click " Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs, select “Microsoft Office XP Professionain With FrontPage
” in the currently installed program, click the “Change” button in the “Maintenance Mode Options” dialog box. Select the "Add or Remove Features" option, click Next, the "Select Installation Options for All Office Applications and Tools" dialog box, expand the "Office Sharing Features" option, and select the "Chinese Optional User Input Method" option. Select "Do not install" in the pop-up menu, as shown in Figure 2, click the "Update" button.
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4. APM /NT Legacy Node is not turned on
Under normal circumstances, APM/NT Legacy Node is not turned on, which may cause shutdown but cannot automatically cut off the power. Enter Device Manager and click “View → Show Hidden Device” in the menu bar to display All hidden devices in the system. Check the APM/NT Legacy Node option in the device list box. If your computer supports this feature, you will have this option, double-click, in the pop-up properties dialog box, click "Enable". The device button is OK.