Clean install of Win2kPro: 'It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer'

sWiZzLe · 30 Nov 2006 at 00:25

I recently installed 2k on 2 computers and now both give me the 'It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer' message when i shut down.

Now i understand what causes this - The pc is set up as a 'Standard PC' and not with ACPI.

In the Bios they both have ACPI settings and i didnt press F5 or whatever button it is on install

The thing is, these computers had the exact same copy of Win2k on them before and they didnt give me this message on shutdown, so I am a tad confused..... why would this be happening now?

ns400r · 30 Nov 2006 at 00:29

Installed the latest service pack onto them?
Seem to remember that it sorts itself after an update?

sWiZzLe · 30 Nov 2006 at 00:42

Its Win2k Pro SP4

Think if got it sorted, one pc shutting down by itself

- gonna try the other one...

ns400r · 30 Nov 2006 at 00:53

What was it?
A tick box in one of the Power options tabs?

sWiZzLe · 30 Nov 2006 at 01:03

No, in Device Manager i selected: View - Show Hidden Devices, then enabled 'NT Apm/Legacy Interface Node' under the NT APM/Legacy Support branch of the device tree.

Both computers sorted