winxp wont shut down

[winxp wont shut down]

Check your power management settings!

[matching page file to ram]

512 MB of RAM means a swap file of 768 - 1280. Your mileage may vary

[Which Linux is Better and Why?]

Is there a performance tweak?

[The: What Computer Part did you buy this week thread]

Netgear 54 Mbs plus Carbus Card for my laptop. Sweet...speed plus high encryption.

[First dive into Linux, what is a good resource for newbies?]

I am already going nuts after trying to install Acrobat reader for Linux. :x ;( 8) ;(

[Corrupt NTFS.sys HELP]

I would try booting from the XP CD and run the repair console. I have not used it under XP, but I have saved a bunch of 2K systems by using this DOS-like interface. You just have to know where to find the original file. You can do a Help DIR for the commands.