# computer question: system shutdown NT authority
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-system-shutdown-nt-authority/193183
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [August 5, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-system-shutdown-nt-authority/193183 "2003-08-05T19:34:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-system-shutdown-nt-authority/193183/1 "2003-08-05T19:34:46Z")
I’ve gotten two popup messages in the last two days that said my system was going to shut down per NT Authority/System. These messages could not be closed, and yes, my system shut down and restarted with no other problems I could see. There was also something about “RPC terminated unexpected.”
This is all I could write down in the brief time the message was up. I’m running Windows XP. Anybody know what this is?
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### Author:  [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-system-shutdown-nt-authority/193183/2 "2003-08-05T20:31:35Z")
No idea, but just having read [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=202359), I think you should read it too. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-system-shutdown-nt-authority/193183/3 "2003-08-05T20:36:34Z")
I found a discussion on this at another message board [here.](http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/4281.html) Looks like Response #1 is your best bet. I have nothing else to suggest.
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### Author:  [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-system-shutdown-nt-authority/193183/4 "2003-08-05T20:45:01Z")
Ah, thanks. Sorry about the duplication.