RE: REQ help with shutdown hangup.



Scroll down to "Shutdown Hangs on Saving Your Settings"
Windows XP Shutdown Troubleshooter
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
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"Hemp Knight" wrote:

> hi, i'm running xp pro on a newly built system, ( about 3 weeks old )
> i built it myself and it's the third pc i've built, i've had no problems
> whatsoever with it, except a long hangup when i shut down. it goes
> through to the blue "windows is shutting down" screen, saves my settings
> etc,
> but hangs when it gets to the actual shut down point, weird thing is, i can
> re-start no problem, and probably 1 in 8 shutdowns work ok.
> the system has all latest windows updates, and is spyware and virus free,
> (i use spybot for spyware adware etc, and pc-cillin for my virus
> protection.)
> if any one has any clue to what is causing this and perhaps a solution i
> would
> be most gratefull.
> thanks in advance.
> Nick.
>
>
>
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