Compaq Laptops Restart Instead of Powering Down

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SYMPTOMS

Some Compaq computers do not power down after shutdown after you set the registry value

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\winlogon\

PowerdownAfterShutdown:REG_SZ:1

when you are using the Microsoft HAL. This value enables a Shut Down And Power Off option on the Shut Down menu, but if you use this option, the computer restarts instead of shutting down.

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CAUSE

This feature does not work correctly with the HAL included with Windows NT 4.0.

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To use this feature, you must obtain the HAL that supports this feature from the computer's manufacturer.

It comes as part of the power management Softpaq, which you can download from Compaq's Web site (http://www.compaq.com (http://www.compaq.com) ).

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