XP Home shut down problem

[flatford39]

Hi,
This is my very first post, so please bear with me.

I am a computer illiterate and are probably going to be redundant, so I hope I don't offend anyone.

So here is my question. I can't seem to be able to shutdown xp.
I must use the hibernate method to get it to shut off.

This is a system I bought as a bare bones computer in 1998 from TC Computers. It came with 98 as the OS and I recently upgraded to xp with an upgrade version.

I know that it keeps telling me that my hard drive is filling up, can this be part of the problem with shut down and an occasional freeze up???????

The CPU is a pentium 2 450mhz. My hardrive is a seagate ultra ata and I have a 300 watt power supply.

Any help wil be greatly appreciate.

This is one informative site. I hope to learn alot here.

Thankyou,
Tom

[andyms18a]

your computer may not have ACPI enabled Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an open industry specification that defines a flexible and extensible hardware interface for the system board. Software designers use this specification to integrate power management features throughout a computer system, including hardware, the operating system, and application software. This integration enables Windows to determine which applications are active and handle all of the power management resources for computer subsystems and peripherals.

ACPI enables the operating system to direct power management on a wide range of mobile, desktop and server computers, and peripherals.

ACPI is the foundation for the OnNow industry initiative that allows system manufacturers to deliver computers that start at the touch of a key on a keyboard.

ACPI design is essential to take full advantage of power management and Plug and Play in Windows. If you are not sure whether your computer is ACPI-compliant, check your manufacturer's documentation. To change power settings that take advantage of ACPI, use Power Options in Control Panel.

During Windows Setup, ACPI is installed only if all components present during Setup support power management. Some components, especially legacy components, do not support power management and can cause erratic behavior with Advanced Power Management (APM), or may prevent ACPI from being installed. Examples of such components are Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) components

[Psychodic_Greak]

You may also need more RAM for your computer.

[Nuclear Krusader]

What is the capacity of the HD and how much space do you have left?

And welcome to the PC Mech Forums!

[Tuf]

Go to the Device Manger and open the entry that is named Computer. Does it say standard PC or does it say ACPI compliant bios..etc?

More than likely you have a program that does not want to close. You can disable hibernation and recover hard drive space equal to the amount of RAM you have. As a rule you want to maintain at least 20% freespace of the partition that Windows is installed on, more if you are going to use features like hibernation.

[flatford39]

Wow,
I am overwhelmed with the responce. I am serious. I frankly didn't expect anything. I am glad I am here. Hope someday to contribute but until then here goes,

Not sure where to start so I will go from the end to the beginning,

TUF,
Went there and I have a standard PC. Not quite sure what the next step is to disabling the hibernation function.

Nuclear Krusader
It is a 3GB and there is only arounf 250 or so mb left. I originally thought this was my problem when I loaded xp. I have room for another hard drive but is that the way to go or should I try to transfer all data from this drive to a new drive. Sounds like I might know what I'm talking about but I don't have a clue.

Psychodic Greek
I was having a problem with RAM but corrected just prior to posting. I have 160mb and can add probably another 32 if I can find it. This machine will probably maxed out at 192.

andyms18a
I suspect you and Tuf are talking about the same thing. My question is do I need ACPI to turn this thing off and if I do how do I get it???????????

Thankyou all for the time and patience.

Tom