> win2k your on the wrong mailing list, anyway... do you have the SP4 installed ? if not install that and run a live update and also check for virus with a online virus scaning. if all fail, try go to cmd type C:\>sfc /scannow > On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 03:46, Kev wrote: > > > hello all, > > > Im new to laptop.I have a TOSHIBA laptop that has win2000 and > > > Redhat-8.0 Its all fine with win2000 but when I try to shut down the > > > machine,the screen flickers and will not shutdown.Instead I have to > > > press the power button.That again results in improper shutdown.I could > > > somehow figure out that it is indeed displaying the shutdown messages > > > only on the top row of the screen.Again sometimes the message remains > > > the same and the screen flickers.The message is difficult to notice.Any > > > help would be appreciated. > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Regards- > > > kaushal > > > > > > > win2k or Linux ? > > > > > > > > > > > ------- > > Web Hosting at a cheap price, starting at $1 per month with your own domain, .COM, .NET, .LK, .ORG etc.. > > PHP, CGI, Perl, MySQL, Cpanel 9, POP3, POP3s, SMTP, IMAP, FTP, > > http://www.orbitsl.net > > ------- Web Hosting at a cheap price, starting at $1 per month with your own domain, .COM, .NET, .LK, .ORG etc.. PHP, CGI, Perl, MySQL, Cpanel 9, POP3, POP3s, SMTP, IMAP, FTP, http://www.orbitsl.net - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html