This will not surprise anyone who knows about computer

[fpb]

How in the name of Hell and of every variety of evil did Norton Antivirus ever become the best-selling commercial protection software? The damned thing is as damaging as the viruses it's supposed to fight. It has just caused me the most elaborate and unmanageable computer crash I have ever seen, which even led to me being physically injured (as I was removing the battery and the power cable, the only way I could see to shut the machine down, it fell over straight on my ankle, where it cut right into the flesh). To misquote the old song, Norton is a moron.

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Forcing power off

[tapinger.livejournal.com]

With regard to shutting the machine down: You can often force a power-off by holding the power button down for 10-15 seconds. You might try it next time.

Re: Forcing power off

[fpb.livejournal.com]

I actually mentioned that it was not working (...and, of course, absolutely no response to the "shut down" and "ctrl+alt+del" commands). You may have missed it because it was in a response to patchworkmind.

Re: Forcing power off

[tapinger.livejournal.com]

I saw that, but wasn't sure if it included holding down the actual power button, which often has some kind of hardware attached to it that will force the computer off even in the case of a bad hang. Note that this is different from just pressing the power button, which I guess is something left for the operating system to handle these days. I don't know if most people shut down their computers this way or if they still use the menu option.

With the screen fading in and out, I can imagine that it was messed up enough to require more drastic measures.

Re: Forcing power off

[fpb.livejournal.com]

All I can tell you is that I have been using computers for almost twenty years and I have never seen a crash like that. I almost wish I could recreate it, just for the astonishment value.