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Mark,
Two
things to check:
1.
Check that your motherboard/bios is listed at Microsoft.com/hcl. Win2k is
more
particular about ACPI requirements than either 98 or ME. If it fails any of
the
ACPI tests then it will not install ACPI, just PCI and
APM
2. You
can check for this in the device manager, under system
devices.
It may
be worth trying to upgrade to the latest bios/mainboard drivers. If ACPI is
your
problem there is a way of forcing it ton install, but I can't remember
exactly
how to do it. It does involve pressing a function key during the text mode
portion of start up.
There
is no way to upgrade to the ACPI HAL, you have to do a complete
re-install.
Install the critical update notification package, and always install
service packs as they become available. They do come with an uninstall
facility,
and generally they tend to fix any major security
issues.
Tim.
Is
that the freeware version or Pro?
Thanks
M.
I installed SP1 and it seemed to work okay. It
broke ZoneAlarm, though - you need a patch if you're running
it.
Oliver.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 11:00
AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] RE: OT - Win2K
Not shutting PC down?
yep..its 1st thing i do too Andy/
I installed
the "critical" updates.
I didn't install Win2K Service Pack 1
though...has anyone done this yet?
Thanks
M
-----
Original Message -----
From: Andrew Roberts - Comfort <andrew@xxxxxxx>
To:
<ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent:
Sunday, March 11, 2001 10:24 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] RE: OT - Win2K Not
shutting PC down?
> Mark, Have you been to get the Product
Update? It's the first thing I do
> after installing a new op
system: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/?IE
>
>
Andy
> CHC
>
> > Message: 1
>
> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 10:07:25 -0000
>
> From: "Mark McCall"
<mark@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: OT - Win2K Not
shutting PC down?
> >
> > Installed Win2K Pro on one of
my machines yesterday (finally got fed-up
of
> Win ME).
>
>
> > Everything's fine except when I shut down the PC just
sits there with
the
> message that it's safe to turn off.
It doesn't actually turn itself off
> like ATX machines do (and this
one did with ME on it).
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
>
> > Thanks
> >
> > M.
> >
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