Re: won't shut down, log off shows process running

I tried, didn't work. will keep looking for what happened! Thanks!

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Read the instructions at the top
> 76. Right hand side
> Auto End Tasks to Enable a Proper Shutdown
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:606B2099-5DCD-4DD0-8553-E69809DAD230@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> mythD <mythD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> > I can't get xp pro to shut down. I was having trouble with live update
> > not being able to run and tried to reset the system to an earlier date.
> > Even though there were dates to pick from, when I tried any of them,
> > restore couldn't restore. After that, the computer won't shut down. I
> > found a way to get it to by logging of, then at the main "choose" page, I
> > see where there is still a process running under my login(I am the only
> > one). Task manager doen't show anything running. Spybot finds nothing,
> > symantecs virus scan on the web finds nothing wrong, I run zone alarm,
> > popup killer, Norton systemworks 2003 pro, Microsoft antispyware,
> > ad-aware, and spybot. Live update still doesn't work but I think that
> > came about as I had to blow out of symantecs virus scan on the net one
> > day. I am still working on that. Any help with shutting down will be
> > greatly appreciated!
>
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