had to press and hold power button to turn off windows xp and now computer
will not start
--
baron

KDS wrote:
> had to press and hold power button to turn off windows xp and now computer
> will not start

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;555375

I think John Boy is referring to a lack of information in your post. For
example: why was it necessary to shutdown via power button? What error
messages(s) did you receive? What do you mean computer will not start? -
nothing on the screen, no power lights and so forth? Did you try safe mode?

"KDS" <KDS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B465114-B20A-4F2A-9851-04A3A8F3081C@microsoft.com...
> had to press and hold power button to turn off windows xp and now computer
> will not start
> --
> baron

KDS you need to detail your questions as AJR says and when I saw that one of the main differentials I had besides why you would need to hard button shut down is:

1) Are you hanging on shutdown--common can help with that.
2) Can you not boot--common can help with that.
3) Random shutdowns--common yada yada.

There's plenty of willing help here, but it makes it much harder if we have to guess and right now that's running 50% of the posts in this particular group. So to get faster fixing tell us in detail what you are seeing--remembering we aren't sitting at your monitor and then someone can help.

You also need only one thread per problem--more information on your problem not more posts with no info is what will get you answers to get fixed.

CH


"KDS" <KDS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5B465114-B20A-4F2A-9851-04A3A8F3081C@microsoft.com...
> had to press and hold power button to turn off windows xp and now computer
> will not start
> --
> baron