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System Turning off, when power on? (Intel 101D MB, Intel Dual Core, Windows 7 32-bit)
I Cleaned my system multiple times in past, today also i did the same thing. When i try to Power on my System, i am able to see the Intel Processor Boot screen(able to hear Beap sound) and after 1min ...
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How to retrieve the list of computer shutdown timing for Windows OS?
Is it possible to retrieve the list of shutdown timing (regardless if it is shut down by the computer or by the user) for a Windows OS XP and up via command prompt or software or anything?
For ...
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Rebooting the machine via shutdown.exe triggers the Shutdown Event Tracker
I have a scheduled task that runs once a week which performs a simple reboot of the machine. The problem is that once the system is rebooted, it thinks that the last shutdown was unexpected and then ...
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Drivers causing Windows to shutdown slowly
My PC (Dell XPS 15z, 8gb RAM, Windows 7, I7) has been taking a long time shutting down recently. I haven't installed anything new.
In Control Panel -> Performance Information and tools -> Advanced ...
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Why do I lose my cookies when Internet Explorer is not shut down correctly?
I'm using Internet Explorer 9 in a "normal" way, i.e. not doing InPrivate browsing, not having it configured to delete cookies on exit etc.
If Internet Explorer is open when my computer shuts down ...
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OS X 10.6.x: How to use launchd to start a script at specific system events (startup, login, logout, shutdown)?
We've tried to create scripts that run at startup, login, logout and shutdown. We had them up and running with 10.4 but can't get it running with 10.6
What is the right way to use launchd/launchctl to ...
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Unexpected shutdown with heavy single threaded process and single core affinity
I'm not sure what's the cause of the problem, but it happened 3 times in two weeks under similar conditions.
If checked with the laptop's help support and they made me run several tests to see if my ...
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Ubuntu Hangs on Shutdown - End Trace Error
When I try to shutdown ubuntu, with increasing frequency it gets stuck on a screen filled with text ending in [endtrace0xHEXCODE].
This happens when I use commands to turn off the computer as well. I ...
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Is it harmful at all when I shut down and unplug my iMac every night?
The reason I am asking this question is because yesterday, my iMac shut off randomly by itself. 2 mins later I turned it back on, started searching about why a Mac might shut off by itself, then bam! ...
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Prevent Windows Vista from restarting/shutting down, ever
I have running a desktop computer as a server ATM for personal reasons. I don't have physical access to the computer, I can only access it through Teamviewer. The computer is multiboot, with the ...
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Asus x53sc not shutting down
My question is really similar to the one presented here: Asus P5B-E not shutting down with Windows 7 (RTM), but, in my case, I can not find any IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controllers in my device ...
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How do I enable reboot in Windows 7 for Remote Desktop sessions?
I see that I lack the choice to reboot/shut down via the start menu when logged into Windows 7 via Remote Desktop, whereas it is present in Windows Server 2008 R2. Is there some setting in Windows 7 ...
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Why do I get NT_STATUS_CONNECTION_REFUSED from net rpc shutdown?
When I use "net rpc shutdown -f -I xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -U usr%pwrd" I receive the following error.
"NT_STATUS_CONNECTION_REFUSED"
I checked that the firewall is disabled and that I can telnet to port ...
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Toshiba Tecra A11 laptop stays “on” after shutdown
Bit of a strange one. I hope I posted on the correct site.
When I shut down the laptop, the screen goes off and the fans shut down, but the power light stays on. On the front of the laptop, there are ...
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Computer shutting down during boot when starting to load windows
Lately my PC has been shutting down during boot, most recently it has started doing it randomly during use as well. It will normally power off after the Bios screen when the Windows loading screen ...
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%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\chrome_shutdown_ms.txt
I was just playing around with Chrome and was wondering if anyone know what does the number in %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\chrome_shutdown_ms.txt mean ?
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Macbook Pro constantly wants to shut down
With about 10 minute intervals I keep getting a popup-message saying "Are you sure you want to shut down?" With options; sleep, shutdown, cancel etc.
Usually I hit Cancel to remove the dialoge box, ...
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Have soft-power button “ask me what to do”?
In Windows XP, there was an option in the power controls, to have the computer's physical "soft" power button "ask me what to do." Basically, the shutdown dialog would appear, and give the option to ...
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5 month old iMac shuts down daily, and e-mail accounts were deleted
Details: The shutdowns occur at random times and are usually preceded by a scrolling gray semi-transparent screen and an alert that the computer is shutting down (courteous at least).
Sometimes if I ...
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Shutting down a computer over the LAN
I want a command to shut down a computer on my LAN network that is running Windows 7 and has no password set.
Is there any way to do this?
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linux shutdown hang with wifi cifs mounts
Since fedora 15 (and now with 16) it seems that wireless clients take a long while to shutdown when they have network filesystems mounted at shutdown time.
I've pushed out a cifs mount via puppet, ...
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Ubuntu shutdown fail “* Killing all remaining processes…”
I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu Server. "reboot" works, but shutdown fails on the * Killing all remaining processes... step. I am using:
sudo shutdown now
After the failure, indicated by ...
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My Dell laptop running Ubuntu Linux 11.10 hangs on reboot but not shutdown. How do I diagnose this?
My Dell laptop running Ubuntu Linux 11.10 hangs reliably while shutting down for a reboot, but when I shutdown, it will complete successfully. How do I diagnose this? I don't know what log files I ...
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How does the computer turn itself on when told to 'restart'? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How does a computer restart itself?
if we want to on our PC we press on switch then computer is start..
if we want to shutdown our PC we give commond for switchoff . ...
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Shutting down the Windows 7 installer (before the actual installation) correctly
A couple of days ago my sister bought my niece a new laptop. They called me to ask for my opinion and I told them the laptop was too expensive for its specs and they got ripped off; no problem, since ...
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Is it recommended to shutdown the power plug when Windows display “Shutting Down…” message
May I know if it is recommended to shutdown the power plug when Windows display "Shutting Down..." (or sort of) message?
Sometime, when you click the "Shut Down" button, the computer seems to waiting ...
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How can I shut down Windows 7 from an iPhone over my LAN?
Preferably something fast that doesn't require a extra service on Windows 7, but I'm open for any suggestions. Cydia and Apple app store available.
I am currently doing shutdown -s through RDP, but ...
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How to cancel a shutdown /t command in Windows?
In Windows, you can schedule a shutdown by using something like,
shutdown /s /t 600 //shut down after 10 minutes
How do I cancel it after it's done?
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PC shuts down automatically after a few seconds [closed]
My custom built PC:
Intel DH67BL
Core i7 2600
Asus 5670 GPU
500W PSU
2 x 500G WD Blue HDD
2 x 4G Transcend RAM
...was working fine for a few weeks but now I'm having this strange issue:
If its ...
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How can I install updates and shut down from the command line?
I know that there is a simple way to shutdown the computer in command prompt, but is it possible to do system updates and then shutdown the computer in command prompt?
For example, when Vista needs ...
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Remotely shutting down the system (restarting) and instant booting
Is there a way to perform a sort of "hard reset" on a remote system (running linux)? The issue i'm facing is related to one of the hard drives dying during I/O and becoming inaccessible - after ...
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What's the difference between “shutting down the computer” vs “shutting down the hard disk”?
I was wondering: What's the difference between shutting down the computer and shutting down the hard disk?
Aren't they the same thing?
That is: I can't use the computer if the hard disk is shut ...
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Gateway NV52 Randomly Shutting Down After 15min of Memtest
I have a gateway NV52 that is randomly shutting down after running memtest from the Ubuntu Live CD, I have also tried the memtest on a regular cd and memtest on the ultimate boot cd.
The test run for ...
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Shutdown command doesn't broadcast message
Shutdown command stops broadcasting messages like that:
luzar@ubuntu:~$ sudo shutdown -h -P +3 Please save your work now!
Broadcast message from luzar@ubuntu
(/dev/pts/0) at 11:57 ...
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Windows 7 takes forever to shut down
So. This problem occured on both mine, and my friend's PC. Our PCs differ pretty much (specs at bottom). Basically, it takes forever ... literally, OR really long to restart or shutdown.
I have ...
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How can I identify the culprit of my slow Windows shutdown?
My computer is taking a very long time to shutdown.
How can I identify the culprit? I don't want to wait minutes for my computer to shutdown...
Is there a program I can use to track how long it ...
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How can I make Debian restart to GRUB?
I just installed Debian and wanted to change it so when I hit Restart on the Shut Down dialog in GNOME that it restarts the computer, instead of just restarting the kernel.
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Computer automatically shuts down after a period of idling
My computer running Windows 7 suddenly starts behaving very strangely. If I leave it idled for a while, it automatically logs off and restarts. After that, it may or may not restart successfully. What ...
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Startup, Shutdown, and applying computer settings?
At work, I login to my computer (XP) using domain.
It takes long time at "running startup scripts", long time at "running shutdown scripts" and ages at "Applying computer settings".
I checked local ...
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Windows imaging/backup at shutdown?
While I am still looking for a backup solution that works for dummy users, I have found one feature that (apparently) none of the backup+imaging software tools I've found does:
Doing a harddisk image ...
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Windows shuts down unexpectedly when waking up from sleep
I've been facing this issue since yesterday, whenever I put the computer into sleep mode and when I wake up, it takes me to boot menu with choices; start Windows normally, safe mode, etc. in short, it ...
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OSX Figure Out What Triggered a Shutdown
Is there a way to figure out what triggered a shutdown on OSX if the shutdown has been "blocked" by some application?
I don't know what's causing my new Macbook Pro to random just want to shut off. ...
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Clear TEMP Folder on Shutdown
I am following some instructions from a site to help speed up my computer. One of those was to delete the temp folder on shutdown. Yet after I shutdown then boot up the script did not touch my temp ...
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Tiny core drains battery
I was using a friends laptop and decided to boot into an install of tinycore on a flash drive. This laptops battery is already pretty much shot because it is left plugged in all the time no matter ...
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Computer shuts off randomly 2-3 times a day
I'm running Windows 7 64bit and having some very strange errors. I have new RAM and a new Cooler Master PSU; I've ruled out the RAM already since it did the same thing with another new stick. I don't ...
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How do I shutdown / restart Windows 8 preview?
Just installed Windows 8 Preview, and can't figure out how to get to Shutdown/Restart option in the Start menu.
Clicking on start menu brings up the "Start Screen", but Shutdown/Restart options are ...
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How can I catch or stop a Linux shut down from the terminal?
Is there a way to catch or stop a Linux shut down after a reboot, halt or shutdown command has been entered?
sudo shutdown -r +10
I should now have 10 minutes before the computer shuts down. If I ...
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Computer not shutting down
I have Microsoft Windows 7 Professional installed on my laptop (HP Pavilion G4 Notebook PC).
Since a couple of weeks my laptop is not shutting down properly. When I click on the shut down button the ...
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Computer won't turn on
I moved my computer about a week ago, and I haven't plugged it in since… I see the power supply lit up, and the mobo is lit up as well, indicating power. However, when I press the button, the fan ...
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Laptop autoshutdown problem?
My notebook goes off randomly after some time without displaying any warning, error or blue screen.
I have re-installed my Vista couple of times, but while re-installing this problem occurs most of
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