Windows XP2000 home auto shutdown routine

[pirosko]

This is my system

windows 2000 xp home
sevice pack 2
AMD athlon (tm) 64 processor
3000+
1.81 GHz, 512 MB of RAM

Issue - I have 2 hard drives, one from my old wdw98 system I use for extra file storage only, but it is actually quite inactive, plus my normal hard drive with windows XP.  A while ago something happened where WDW 98 became my main system and I had my IT guy at work fix it.  The start up routine changed for some reason and the slave become the primary, the primary the slave, yadda, yadda. No one knows why.

Everything is fine now, except that I have lost the auto shutdown routine where the actual PC turns itself off when I initiate the shutdown routine.    

Initially the shutdown routine would hang up I and used this web site which suggested I disable the PMC (power management) and this fixed the lock up problem.  Now I just get the message that the PC is safe to turn off, but I have to do it manually. I would like to get back to where it shut off on its own. Of course this is not a major problem but I am interested to learn why this has happened and how to fix it. Thanks for any help.  

[soybean]

There is no such thing as "Windows XP2000 home" or "windows 2000 xp home" or "wdw98".  

[patio]

I'm confused , but that doesn't take much...are you now running Win98 ? ?
There is no such thing as Win2000 XP Home...
How are you using a website to shut down the machine ? ?

Clearer info and someone will be along shortly...

patio.    8-)

[pirosko]

Ok ladies and Gents,


Windows XP,   (home edition, not professional)
WDW98 is Windows98 in my shorthand.
I am NOT using a WEB site to shut down, I used the ADVICE from this WEB site to fix a problem. I hope this is clearer.

Now, does someone have an idea how to fix?  

[GX1_Man]

The situation may be hosed and a reinstall would be faster and surer.  

This si based on the limited information and the unknown "fixes" by other people.