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Shut
down the system, restart the computer, or put it in power-saving
mode.

To Open

Start Turn off Computer
(or Start Shut Down)

Ctrl-Alt-Del
Shut Down

A Windows XP machine should never be simply turned off because the
system caches data in memory and needs time to write it out to disk
before it is turned off. Always use Shut Down before you turn off the
power.

Depending on your settings, you may see
"Turn off Computer" or
"Shut Down" at the bottom of your
Start menu. Both do the same thing, but the interface is slightly
different. "Shut Down" displays the
Shut Down dialog found in earlier versions of
Windows, allowing you to Log off, Shut down, Restart, or Stand by.
"Turn off Computer" displays the
same choices, except as new Windows XP-style buttons instead of a
drop-down listbox. To choose between these two Shut Down dialog
styles, go to Control Panel
User Accounts
Change the way users
log on or off. Turn off the
"Use the Welcome screen" option
to use the classic Shut Down dialog, or turn it on to use the new
XP-style dialog. Keep in mind that this option also affects the logon
dialog; when you use the Welcome screen, an icon is shown for each
user. When you use the classic logon dialog, you'll
need to type the username to log on.

The classic logon dialog may not be as friendly as the Welcome screen, but it offers better security because any user must know both the username and password to log on. Furthermore, the classic logon dialog is the only way to log into the Administrator account, which is not shown at all in the Welcome screen.

Notes

• If Windows displays the "It is now safe to turn off
  your computer" message instead of simply cutting
  power automatically, your computer is not properly set up for
  APM (Advanced Power
  Management). There are two requirements for
  
  auto-power off: your computer must
  have an ATX-compliant power supply and APM support must be enabled in
  your system BIOS. Check with your system or motherboard documentation
  for details.

• Windows XP also has a new option that, at least in theory, will go
  through the proper shutdown procedure when you press the
  power button on your computer. Go to
  Control Panel Power
  Options Advanced tab, and
  change the "When I press the power button on my
  computer" option to "Shut
  down." Whether this works or not depends on how
  APM-compliant your motherboard is.