[Donald]

Hi From Texas!
Well,Well,----a shut down problem. I have Windows ME. When I went to Start.Shutdown,it hangs to a blank-dark bluish screen. If I wait at that time , it will restart. It is as though it stays mostly in a restart option.-----------There are a few times it will automatically shutdown the computer as usual, just leaving me to turn of the monitor by hand. Here are some things to tell you: I have had dialup ever since Dad bought the computer in 2000. About two months ago , Dad went to At&T DSL. I love it for it is faster. I never had this problem with dial up. I have tried different things to solve the problem.-- I have closed all programs and then try Start- Shutdown.----I have first tried turning off the DSL button which is on the little modem and THEN tried the shut down, didn't work. NOTE: I have to ALWAYS turn on the DSL button as I start up the computer are the computer won't pick it up. Many times I have forgotten to turn on the DSL button. That made me have start ALL over starting the computer because the computer did not pick it up. Now, each time I start the computer , it has to run Scan Disk.------------------I am low on disk space on THIS C: Drive. I have 231 MB left on this 5 gig C: drive. Don't know if that could be it.----------------------Here is my computer: Hewlett Packard Pavilion 674 Mz--512 RAM - 20 Gigs. I have Partition Magic and have 4 other Drives on------------------------So Guys and Gals-----see what you can come up with--------------------------Don

PS: I won't be back on computer till 2: AM Central--I have to share this home computer