Window XP cannot fully shut down.. Pls help~~

[orange6565]

I have 2 questions want to ask for Pro,

After i setting the nlite and install in my pc i hv face 2 problem.

1. under the start button the bar was become white color, and how to change back to normal win xp color.

2. when i shut down the PC . it cannot fully shut down. it come out a message " It is safe to turn off your computer" and it cannot auto fully shut down.

Hope any Pro can help me...TQ

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[orange6565]

Anybody can help me solve this problem.

TQ

[BikinDutchman]

1. In Taskbar and Start Menu Properties > Start Menu select Start Menu

2. You installed you PC with a "Standard PC" Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). Search the web for more info.

Is this nLite related?

[Oleg_II]

Preparation step that may not be needed but it's better to make it anyway just in case:

1. Double click on My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View and choose "Show hidden files and folders" > Apply > OK.

2. Go to your Windows directory and find INF folder. Open it and find HAL.PNF. Delete HAL.PNF (NOT HAL.INF!!!).

Steps to change the HAL:

1. Right click on My Computer and choos Properties.

2. Choose Hardware tab and press Device Manager.

3. Find Computer and press "+".

4. You probably have "Standard Computer" there. Click on it with right button of your mouse and choose "Update Driver...".

5. Tick on "Install from a list of specific location (Advanced)" > Next.

6. Tick "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." > Next.

7. That one you choose yourself - it depends on your hardware. ON modern computers it should be ACPI Uniprocessor or ACPI Multiprocessor. > Next. That will install new HAL and require to reboot. After rebooting all hardware will be re-detected again.

If you have this behaviour in virtual machine you probably won't change the HAL - read documentation of your virtual machine first to find out if it supports ACPI functions.

[orange6565]

Preparation step that may not be needed but it's better to make it anyway just in case:

1. Double click on My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View and choose "Show hidden files and folders" > Apply > OK.

2. Go to your Windows directory and find INF folder. Open it and find HAL.PNF. Delete HAL.PNF (NOT HAL.INF!!!).

Steps to change the HAL:

1. Right click on My Computer and choos Properties.

2. Choose Hardware tab and press Device Manager.

3. Find Computer and press "+".

4. You probably have "Standard Computer" there. Click on it with right button of your mouse and choose "Update Driver...".

5. Tick on "Install from a list of specific location (Advanced)" > Next.

6. Tick "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." > Next.

7. That one you choose yourself - it depends on your hardware. ON modern computers it should be ACPI Uniprocessor or ACPI Multiprocessor. > Next. That will install new HAL and require to reboot. After rebooting all hardware will be re-detected again.

If you have this behaviour in virtual machine you probably won't change the HAL - read documentation of your virtual machine first to find out if it supports ACPI functions.

thks for u help. i will try it .

another question is my start button and the task bar the color not original win xp color. and i dunno how to set back as win xp style. hope u understand my questions.

thks

[BikinDutchman]

Colors: You probably have Windows Classic Theme:

-Right click in an empty display field > Properties > Appearance > Select Windows XP Style in the upper dropdown box

Oleg_II's instructions are excellent but it is not normal that you get the Standard PC HAL, and upgrading the HAL after installatiom may cause trouble.

-Make sure ACPI and APIC are enabled in your BIOS (if they are available as option)

-Old PCs may not support ACPI and/or APIC

-Choose nLite > Unattended > General > Computer type: Automatic

-Check i386\WinNT.sif and remove the ComputerType entry under [unattended]

-Change HALs only for special situations and if you know what they and what you are doing