RE: Common Windows XP Shutdown problem

Thanks for the rapid response. I will carry out this procedure shortly even
though I'm not too keen on editing the registry. I trust that it will work.
On the other hand, I was expecting that Microsoft had some patch or fix for
this or some official resolution.

Thanks again for your help.

Martin

"xXGeminiXx" wrote:

Dear Martin,
This fix will allow the end task menu to automaticly end the program for you
if shutdown has initiated. If you desired any alternate outcomes just let me
know and i'll do my best to help.

Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown:
Click Start
Click run
Type in the box regedit (hit enter)
Navigate on the left side tree to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder
Navigate on the left side tree to the Control Panel folder
Navigate on the left side tree to the Desktop folder
On the right side of the page there is an entry that says AutoEndTasks
(double click this)
When the value box appears, change the value from 0 to 1 and hit ok
Exit regedit and your problem is solved.

xXGeminiXx (David)

"Martin Healy" wrote:

Everytime I shut down my Windows XP machine now; my computer hangs
momentarily and I have to keep clicking the end now button to switch off my
PC. It normally occurs after closing my Internet Explorer and then shutting
down my PC. It appears that my PC is waiting for IE to close properly before
shutting down. The error message I'm receiving is shown below:

"End Program - Explorer.exe
Ending program... Please wait. If you choose to end the program immediately,
you will lose any unsaved data. To end the program now click End Now."

I have tried the Microsoft self support service. Incident ID 328849 found @
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328849/en-us shows the exact same symptons
that I'm experincing. Unfortunately, it does not provide any resolution.
Please note, I'm not using the Spanish version of Windows XP. Just the plain
English version. This article seems to think that this is normal practice
but I find this problem as most annoying at this stage. More importantly,
my PC is currently fully up to date with all Windows Updates patches.
Service Pack 2 is installed on my XP PC and the version is showing Version
5.1 Build 2600. xpsp_sp2 in About Windows. As mentioned before, I'm not
using the spanish version. Furthermore my PC is free from any viruses as my
antivirus software is fully updated. I would welcome any suggestions about
resolving this problem.

If anybody out there has found a resolution to this annoying shutdown
problem as explained above, then I would be grateful if you could please let
me know.

Thanks,

Martin


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