Microsoft KB Archive/297318

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PRB: Windows NT Embedded Reboots Instead of Shutting Down

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Q297318

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows NT Embedded 4.0

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the &quot;Restoring the Registry&quot; Help topic in Regedit.exe or the &quot;Restoring a Registry Key&quot; Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS
After you select Shutdown from the Start menu, or press CTL-ALT-DEL and select Shutdown, Windows NT Embedded may incorrectly reboot the computer rather than displaying the &quot;It is now safe to turn your computer off&quot; dialog box.

CAUSE
This is caused by a registry entry that is incorrectly set in Target Designer.

RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the &quot;Changing Keys and Values&quot; Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the &quot;Add and Delete Information in the Registry&quot; and &quot;Edit Registry Data&quot; Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To resolve this problem, change the setting for the registry key

"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\PowerdownAfterShutdown" to &quot;0&quot;. If this key is set to &quot;1&quot;, the system will always reboot.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbDSupport

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTEmb400