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Hi there to my family at DaniWeb !!!!
I have a Compaq Presario 5190, Windows XP Home, SP3.
When I try to shut the computer down, it just keeps going and going and going !
When I go to START, hit SHUT DOWN, and then OK, it plays the goodbye music, quickly syas SAVING YOUR SETTINGS and then I hear the hard drive shut down but the computer doesn't completly shut down. The screen stays on, a solid, medium blue background, which is my back-ground color and the screen stays on.
I turned off the WELCOME SCREEN like Microsoft said to. I also got SP3 like they said.
I have to turn the switch on the back of the computer to OFF to shut it down, or hold the start button till it goes off.
Got any suggestions ?
Any and all help is very much appreciated.
By the way, this is a fresh install of Windows XP.
I have a Compaq Presario 5190, Windows XP Home, SP3.
When I try to shut the computer down, it just keeps going and going and going !
When I go to START, hit SHUT DOWN, and then OK, it plays the goodbye music, quickly syas SAVING YOUR SETTINGS and then I hear the hard drive shut down but the computer doesn't completly shut down. The screen stays on, a solid, medium blue background, which is my back-ground color and the screen stays on.
I turned off the WELCOME SCREEN like Microsoft said to. I also got SP3 like they said.
I have to turn the switch on the back of the computer to OFF to shut it down, or hold the start button till it goes off.
Got any suggestions ?
Any and all help is very much appreciated.
By the way, this is a fresh install of Windows XP.
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Remove SP3 and see if it still does it...
You say it is a free reinstall.... have you installed all of your drivers???
Can you try a different monitor and see if it does the same thing??
Then we can go from there.
You say it is a free reinstall.... have you installed all of your drivers???
Can you try a different monitor and see if it does the same thing??
Then we can go from there.
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right click on the desktop /go to properties/screen saver /power /,and go into advanced i think it is and check of to use advanced power options .i think it is ,its a olde setting in older computer like yours
Last edited by caperjack; Nov 5th, 2008 at 5:22 pm.
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Thank you both for your replies ! I just got off work and after 12 hrs, I'm bushed. I will do as you have suggested when I get up tomorrow or tomorrow night. Thanks again !!!
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Well, curiosity got the best of me and I looked in DEVICE MANAGER. There is a yellow exclamation mark on a listing called " ATI 3D RAGE LT PRO. It is under "display adapters".
I looked for the driver for this application, but couldn't find it. Do you think that could be the problem ?
Now, I'm going to bed
Thanks a million!
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Well, curiosity got the best of me and I looked in DEVICE MANAGER. There is a yellow exclamation mark on a listing called " ATI 3D RAGE LT PRO. It is under "display adapters".
I looked for the driver for this application, but couldn't find it. Do you think that could be the problem ?
Now, I'm going to bed
Thanks a million!
Last edited by Tumbleweedracef; Nov 6th, 2008 at 6:03 am. Reason: needed to add something
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yes it could be the problem ! have a look for it either here [https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...e&folderID=27] or www.google.com
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I've tried a different moniter, removed SP3, made sure that I was using ADVANCED POWER OPTION, and couldn't findout anything using that link listed above. Sorry, nothing is working .
Do you have anymore suggestions ? Do you know anyone that has a ATI 3D RAGE LT PRO, driver I could use ?
Do you have anymore suggestions ? Do you know anyone that has a ATI 3D RAGE LT PRO, driver I could use ?
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OK< well it is a driver problem then.
Download the driver here, install it, reboot, and then you shouldn't have any problems.
Download the driver here, install it, reboot, and then you shouldn't have any problems.
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Originally Posted by cohen 
OK< well it is a driver problem then.
Download the driver here, install it, reboot, and then you shouldn't have any problems.
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try this one ,from the previous like i posted .use the All-in-Wonder® PRO and Rage PRO. one, see if it works
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/legacy-xp.html
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/legacy-xp.html
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