Confirmed: a bad McAfee update for Windows XP has shut down thousands, possibly millions, of computers around the world. That’s big trouble. UPDATED: Twitter has been buzzing with the news this ...

Some twelve-and-a-half years after Windows XP first went on sale, Microsoft is turning off support for the operating system. From 8 April there'll be no further free updates or security patches ...

I purchased one of the cd's of the new WindowsXP beta 2. Originally I installed it on a hd alongside Windows 2K. Right away it wouldn't shut down. I had to run 2K to turn off the computer.Then ...

Reader Todd says that every time he shuts down his Windows XP-powered desktop, it “hangs” on the shutdown screen, forcing him to hold down the power button until the machine actually turns off.

Force Windows to Shut Down, Solve XP/7 Networking Woes, and More. By Rick Broida. Jun 15, 2010 1:00 am PDT. ... Now, every time you start or shut down Windows, you’ll see the new background.

A few Registry tweaks will force Windows to power down faster. ... Shut down Windows in an instant ... (in Vista, press the Windows key, type regedit, and press Enter; in XP, click Start > Run, ...

To shut down your computer in Windows XP click on the Start button to open the Windows XP Start Menu as shown below: Once the Start Menu is open, please click on the red power button as indicated ...

How to fully shut down a Windows PC. 1. Enter the control panel. The easiest way to do this is to open the Start menu and type "control panel" then click on it when it appears.