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mockingbird204   05-07-2009 at 02:19:28 AM

I asked the dang thing to shut down. It has been "logging off" for the last 48 hours. If I press the power button and let it sit for a few minutes, and then press it again, the computer comes back on, but to the "logging off" screen! What can I do? I have tried letting the battery run out, then plugging it back in and turning it on, but it turns back on to "logging off"! HELP!

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n3f0ur   05-08-2009 at 01:52:39 PM
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Could be anything. Turn on verbose mode to see what it's doing at the stuck screen:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Double-click the new key that is created, type verbosestatus in the Value Name box, and then type 1 in the Data value box.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316243

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