When i close the system configuration box my pc shuts down, why??

Hi,

Shut down your PC by pressing restart button then immediately shutdown button, Next time when you start your PC, press F8 during startup before the window logo comes up, and choose "last configuration that worked". If the last known good configuration does not work you may have to reinstall the operating system. Visit this link to resolve this error.


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***Using the Start Menu

• Press a Windows key (the ones with the Windows symbol on as shown right), this will open up the Start Menu.
• Use the cursor keys (the ones with arrows on) to highlight 'Turn off Computer' and press Enter to select it
• A dialog box will open. Use the cursor keys to to highlight 'Shutdown computer', 'Turn off' or whatever your version of Windows says, and press Enter again.

***Using the 'three finger salute'
Hold down Ctrl and Alt, and press Delete.
Windows 2000 and XP Home Edition users will be presented with a dialog box with buttons on:

• · Use the cursor keys to select the 'Shut Down' button and use Enter to select it.
• · Select 'Shut down' from the list using the cursor keys and press Enter one more time.

In other versions of Windows the Task Manager will open:

• · Hold down Alt and press U to open the 'Shut Down' menu.
• · Use the cursor keys to highlight 'Turn Off' and press Enter.

***Hit Alt F4 'till you can't any more
The final method of shutting down that I will explain here is to hold down the Alt key and press F4 repeatedly. This will close every application that is open on Windows and eventually will close Windows itself. You may be asked if you want to save files by some programs, if so use the cursor keys and Enter to get past these dialog boxes.

it doesn't take much time, just turn on your pc and take a rest. it configures itself. takes about 20 minutes.

Hi Friend, If your system only boot up in safemode, you should try a Clean Boot of your machine to help given steps, 1- click Start, and click Run. The Run window appears(From the safemode desktop) 2-. In the Open box, type msconfig and then click OK. The System Configuration Utility appears. 3- go to the General tab and click Selective Startup radio button. 4- Un-check all options with the exception of "Load System Services" & "Use Original BOOT.INI". 5- Click Apply, and then click Close. 6- When prompted to restart the computer, click Yes. Now if it boot up in normal mode you should get a message to the effect of the changes you just made in msconfig, don't worry about it, but make sure you put a check in the box that says "Do not show me this message again" and click the "OK" button.
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To resolve the issue, perform the following:

Click Start, Run.
Type gpedit.msc and click OK.
Navigate to the following path:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar

Double-click "Remove and Prevent Access to the Shut Down command"
Select "Not configured" or "Disabled"
Close Group Policy window.

Hit F8 while booting up then start the computer using the last known good configuration. If this helps please rate me if not let me know so I can help. mysleuth

I copied this from WinXP Help and Support you should be able to restore your system.

To start the computer using the last known good configuration

1. Print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut down your computer in step 2.
2. Click Start, click Shut Down, and then, in the drop-down list, click Shut down.
3. In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and then click OK.
4. When you see the message Please select the operating system to start, press F8.
5. Use the arrow keys to highlight Last Known Good Configuration, and then press ENTER.
6. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then press ENTER.

Notes

• Choosing Last Known Good Configuration provides a way to recover from problems such as a newly added driver that may be incorrect for your hardware. It does not solve problems caused by corrupted or missing drivers or files.
• When you choose Last Known Good Configuration, only the information in registry key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet is restored. Any changes you have made in other registry keys remain.
• NUM LOCK must be off before the arrow keys on the numeric keypad will function

(1)The first thing I would do is download video driver from dell.com/support. (2)You can remove SP3 and see if that works. (3) If not you can Start the computer using the last known good configuration I copied this from WinXP Help and Support you should be able to restore your system. If this helps please rate me if not let me know so I can help. mysleuth



To start the computer using the last known good configuration

1. Print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut down your computer in step 2.
2. Click Start, click Shut Down, and then, in the drop-down list, click Shut down.
3. In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and then click OK.
4. When you see the message Please select the operating system to start, press F8.
5. Use the arrow keys to highlight Last Known Good Configuration, and then press ENTER.
6. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then press ENTER.

Notes

• Choosing Last Known Good Configuration provides a way to recover from problems such as a newly added driver that may be incorrect for your hardware. It does not solve problems caused by corrupted or missing drivers or files.
• When you choose Last Known Good Configuration, only the information in registry key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet is restored. Any changes you have made in other registry keys remain.
• NUM LOCK must be off before the arrow keys on the numeric keypad will function

You have to configure what laptop do when the lod is closed . go to Control Panel , Power Options , Advanced . In this tab you will see an option " When I close the lid " and a drop down menu just choose do nothing and press ok . It will not shut down your laptop when lid is closed .
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You can trying using safe mode
To get there depends on your OS

If your using Windows 98:

• Restart the computer.
• Just after the POST diagnostics and memory count, start pressing the F8 key
• On the Startup Menu, choose Safe Mode

or you may use the system configuration Utility Method.

• While in Normal mode, Close all programs.
• Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK
• In the System Configuration Utility, on the General Tab, click the Advanced Button
• In the Advanced Troubleshooting Settings dialog box, check Enable Startup Menu. Click OK. Click OK again when the System Configuration Utility reappears.
• You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes. The computer will restart in Safe mode.
• When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again and uncheck "Enable Start-up Menu." under the Advanced Menu, then click OK and restart your computer

Windows Xp:

If Windows XP is the only operating system installed on your computer, booting into Safe Mode with these instructions.

• If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power
• Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
• Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
• Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.
• Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
• When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.

To use the System Configuration Utility method

• Close all open programs.
• Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK
• The System Configuration Utility appears, On the BOOT.INI tab, Check the "/SAFEBOOT" option, and then click OK and Restart your computer when prompted.
• The computer restarts in Safe mode.
• Perform the troubleshooting steps for which you are using Safe Mode.
  When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again, on the BOOT.INI tab, uncheck "/SAFEBOOT" and click OK to restart your computer

Windows as part of a multiboot system
Use this method ONLY if you have multiple operating systems installed on your computer.

• If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power
• Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
• When the Boot loader menu (list of the available operating systems) appears, use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the version Windows what you want
• Press Enter, and then immediately begin tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options menu appears.
• Scroll to and select the Safe mode menu item , and then press Enter.

Windows Vista:

• Turn the computer on or Restart the computer
• Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Boot Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
• Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected (the top option)
• Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
• When you are finished with troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.

Dear Sir/Mam
Hi teedoff1980,
This is paddy_solver and lemme ask a favour from you if i would start to resolve your problem plz donot consult nybody for this and i assure you i will be upto your expectation.Like you said your computer wont shut down however you havent mentioned which operating system you have however try these steps ...
steps to preform:_
1.click start and then click on Run.
2 It would open a box where you have to type a command "msconfig" and then click on ok.It would open a box "system configuration utility" in this box the last tab would say "startup" at the very top under startup you would see lots of iteams which would be checked and down to the very bottom you will see "disable all" click it and then before "startup" to the very top there would be one more tab "services" click services and then down at the very bottom you would see a box "hide all microsoft services" check it and then click on disable all click on "apply" and then "ok" or click on "close" it would ask you to restart it .restart the computer and if it still stuck at the shutting down window then manually shut it down and restart the computer and then agian try and shut it down i am sure it would do the trick for you.
once the computer would restart it would give you a message you have used "system configuration utility" down at the bottom you would see a box "dont show this message agin" chcek it and click "ok" or "close".

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