Getting Started

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Turning off the computer

Turn Off or Shut Down

Factors to consider when choosing either Turn Off or Shut Down:

Use the Turn Off command if you are using Windows® XP Home, or either Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and are not connected to a domain server.

Use the Shut Down command if you are using Windows® XP Professional or Windows® XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and are connected to a domain server.

If you have work in progress and are not connected to a network, use the Windows® Standby or Hibernate commands to save your system settings so that when you turn on the computer again, you will automatically return to where you left off.

TECHNICAL NOTE: Before using any of these options to shut down or turn off your computer, save your files and make sure the disk activity lights are off.

If you change your mind and decide to continue working after all, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on again.

Hibernation mode

Hibernation mode shuts the computer down completely, but it first saves the current state of the computer to the hard disk. Since Hibernation mode does not require power to maintain the saved information, system settings are retained indefinitely.

Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation:While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power.