Re: I have to shut down twice, why?

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You haven't done anything "against the rules". In fact the information may
be invaluble towards finding a solution.

In the future, post your reply to the previous replier you are replying to.
Believe you're responding to "Leythos".

Your reply only shows a reply to yourself. See below.

"Briggers" <Briggers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4558162C-5C35-4093-AD23-D8A929914A4B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> When you to have finished your debate, which is not at all helpfull and
seems
> to continue through most of the threads on this group, the first reply I
got
> ASKED ME to post the start up list.
>
> I accept it is against the "Rules" and I won't do it again but it would be
> have been more helpful of your comments were constructive and addressed
the
> issue.
>
> Please don't was't our time by continuing your debate on our posts!
>
> Briggers
> --
> Some things don't matter very much; most things don't matter at all
>
>
> "Prasad" wrote:
>
> > What exactly happens when you try to do a normal shut down the first
time?
> > Do you get any errors? Do you get any messages about programs freezing?
> >
> > You may have a program thats running in the background thats not ending
> > normally when the system shuts down..
> >
> > Reply with the details.. You can also run the following file and
copy-paste
> > a report of the items you have at startup.. this will through some
insight
> > into whats wrong...
> >
> > http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/startuplist.zip
> >
> > Unzip and run..
> >
> > Rgds
> > Prasad Addepalli
> >
> >
> > "Briggers" wrote:
> >
> > > I am running XP Pro, SP2 with all the latest updates. For some time
now I
> > > have not been able to shutdown, restart or log off at the first
attempt, it
> > > is only on the subsequent that operation works. Very occasionally, say
1 in
> > > 20 it will work but there does not seem to be a patern.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know why?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Briggers
> > > --
> > > Some things don't matter very much; most things don't matter at all


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