[Mugzzzy]

I'm posting this for a friend. I ran out of ideas.

start/turn off computer/restart does not work
start/turn off computer/turn off does not work
In both cases, when I click restart or turn off, nothing happens but I can turn the computer off after switching users and then using the button that is there.

Specs:
WinXP
Pentium 4 CPU 1.6GHz
256 MB RAM

 

[DaTruMasta]

Try going to the Control Panel, than Power options, and check for any settings that might be causing this to happen. (You have to be in classic view in order to see "Power Options".........

It could also be a problem with your power supply.

 

[buccineer1]

Can't shut down through "Turn off Computer

Mugzzzy

You might try Start>Run>type in "SFC /Scannow" (without quotes). If that doesn't work, delete the account, and set up another one. Hope this helps!

 

[Mugzzzy]

I will pass this information along. There is only one account on the computer.

 

[Mugzzzy]

He tried those ideas but none worked. Thanks for trying...anyone else have any ideas?

 

[Monkey]

Same thing happened to me. Not sure why it does that. It just went away after awhile. Has he installed all windows updates?

 

[Mugzzzy]

Here is his response:

No, I can't because when I go to the update site, it says I have to use Internet Explorer to use the site. I do have IE though.
I searched and found out that there is a problem between Norton Antivirus and Windows XP. I tried disabling Norton but I still have that problem. I was afraid that if I uninstalled it, I would lose my firewall.

When I go to Windows Update through the Start Menu, it goes to this webpage: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/thanks.asp

To me, it seems that his Windows Update isn't recognizing Windows XP on his system.

 

[Monkey]

I have no clue what to say. I have Nortons Anti-virus and Internet Security/Firewall and Windows update works fine. Only idea that comes to me is to re-install Windows XP, but that would be my last resort.

 

[Mugzzzy]

He is going to try installing some of the service pack updates to try to fix the issues between Norton and XP. I'll post an update on this as soon as I get more information.