I have Windows XP installed on my box at home, and, before I installed it on
a brand new HDD, I was able to just hit the power button and the OS would
shut down and power off automatically.

During the installation phase of XP, I had issues which I tried to resolve
by resetting the BIOS. I'm pretty sure this is where I went wrong because now
that I have the computer working right again, I can't shut down the thing
automatically as previously described.

Is there a power setting in XP Pro that I can change that will allow this
functionality, or is it in the power options in my BIOS?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Go to Control Panel > Power Options > Advanced tab. Set your preferences in the
Power Buttons section.

"LoganYoung" <LoganYoung@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DCBE3531-2A90-40D4-A2B3-8322D7DBEE05@microsoft.com...
>I have Windows XP installed on my box at home, and, before I installed it on
> a brand new HDD, I was able to just hit the power button and the OS would
> shut down and power off automatically.
>
> During the installation phase of XP, I had issues which I tried to resolve
> by resetting the BIOS. I'm pretty sure this is where I went wrong because now
> that I have the computer working right again, I can't shut down the thing
> automatically as previously described.
>
> Is there a power setting in XP Pro that I can change that will allow this
> functionality, or is it in the power options in my BIOS?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help.

My apologoes. I had problems earlier posting on this very issue and was
unaware that the post had actually submitted properly.

LoganYoung wrote:
> My apologoes. I had problems earlier posting on this very issue and
> was unaware that the post had actually submitted properly.

That's because you're posting via a web interface which may take as long as
two years to propagate your question.

Use a real newsreader.