System shutdown popup?

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Reliability\ShutdownReasonUI
>
> that's probably set to 1 (but I've only seen this in server 2003)
> set it to 0
>
> -matson
>
>
>
> shelbyclan wrote:

>> I recently had to reformat my harddrive due to 2 years of trash buildup
>> and other assorted stuff. Anyway after doing a clean install of windows
>> XP Home I now get this anoying popup whenever I shutdown or restart my
>> computer that states:
>>
>> " This system is shutting down. Please save any work in progress
>> and log off. Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was
>> initiated by[computer name/My name]
>>
>> Time before shutdown: 00:00:30
>>
>> Message:
>> (THIS AREA IS BLANK)"
>>
>>
>> Before I reformatted I had found a way to disable this popup for atleast
>> the past year and a half. For the life of me I can't remember how. If
>> anyone knows please help this is really anoying.
>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>
>>

> Actually this sound more like the symptoms to the Blaster family of worms.
> Have you reinstalled all the Windows Updates and Service Packs?
>
> Joshua Smith
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> "David Matson" <david-matson@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cu rrentVersion\Reliability\ShutdownReasonUI
>>
>>that's probably set to 1 (but I've only seen this in server 2003)
>>set it to 0
>>
>>-matson
>>
>>
>>
>>shelbyclan wrote:
>>

>>>I recently had to reformat my harddrive due to 2 years of trash buildup
>>>and other assorted stuff. Anyway after doing a clean install of windows
>>>XP Home I now get this anoying popup whenever I shutdown or restart my
>>>computer that states:
>>>
>>> " This system is shutting down. Please save any work in progress
>>>and log off. Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was
>>>initiated by[computer name/My name]
>>>
>>> Time before shutdown: 00:00:30
>>>
>>> Message:
>>> (THIS AREA IS BLANK)"
>>>
>>>
>>>Before I reformatted I had found a way to disable this popup for atleast
>>>the past year and a half. For the life of me I can't remember how. If
>>>anyone knows please help this is really anoying.
>>>Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>
>>>

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