shutdown NOW!!!

i have win xp and i set the power options in control panel to shut down after 1 min to see if it works and a min goes by and nothing happens does anyone no what the problem could be

 

I dont hink it shuts down the cpu only the hdd,unless it says cpu cause i know win98 it can only turn off the hdd

 

Did you click apply after choosing 1 minute?
It could also be that your pc isn't compatible with power management of that type.

 

it has worked before and now it does not

 

i have just noticed that in power management under ups tab it say that the ups service is currently stopped. could that be the problem

 

no because you dont have a UPS

 

okay so do you know what it could be

 

is there any services that are stopped that might be preventing this function to work

 

i dont think so...

what exactly is it that youve set to turn off because as far as i know you cant actually make the system shut down you can only make it standby, which doesnt actually turn the computer off, effectively its just the same as turning your monitor off.

 

umm well that turning off the hard drives isnt that like turning off the computer