Re: [Thinkpad] T41 shutdown problem

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----- Original Message -----
From: "RWM" <RWM@RWMann.com>
To: "Matt Kep" <makep7@hotmail.com>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T41 shutdown problem

> I have an X23 w/WinXP Pro SP1 that's doing this all of a sudden... with
> no recent updates.
>
> - RWM
>
> Matt Kep wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Recently I have been unable to shutdown my thinkpad T41 (running XP
> > pro). When I go to shutdown windows, the log out screen flickers
> > briefly, then my desktop background returns. At this stage, the
> > pointer still works, but all the icons and tool bar has been removed.
> > The computer is happy to stay in this state, without responding to any
> > keystrokes. The only way I can shut down the computer is to do it
> > manually by holding down the power button, which strikes me as being
> > less than ideal. The only thing that sticks in my mind that could
> > have triggered this behaviour are so patches I installed for xp, as
> > well as upgrading the BIOS on the machine to version 3.04a.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>
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