adaptec ASPI layer & shutdown issues.

[Jones]

i have an older PIII, where' I've installed the Adaptec ASPI layer at
windows install (necessary for advanced

audio software). normally, not a problem, but nuked the soft-shutdown of
the computer (windows turns off the computer), simply going thru it's
shutdown to the message "it is now safe to turn off your computer". so,
normally, i manually switch it off.

no problem there, really.

but recently, after updating windows, my computer gets to the "saving your
settings" screen and hangs there. I can manually turn it off at that
point.

any way of trouble-shooting a system hang up like that?

thanks.

 

[Bill in Co.]

i have an older PIII, where' I've installed the Adaptec ASPI layer at
windows install (necessary for advanced audio software).

Right, at least for many programs, on at least some systems. (Not sure
how much it's still needed for the newer, Win XP era audio applications,
however).

normally, not a problem, but nuked the soft-shutdown of
the computer (windows turns off the computer), simply going thru it's
shutdown to the message "it is now safe to turn off your computer". so,
normally, i manually switch it off.

no problem there, really.

Actually, THAT in and of itself would have been annoying enough to me to 1)
uninstall that version of ASPI, 2) restore back to a prior registry just to
be safe, and 3) then download and try installing an older, and likely less
problematic, ASPI version (like 4.70, or perhaps 4.71, at least as I recall
(it's been awhile). More below.

but recently, after updating windows, my computer gets to the "saving your
settings" screen and hangs there. I can manually turn it off at that
point.

any way of trouble-shooting a system hang up like that?

thanks.

Well, if someone else doesn't come up with a good troubleshooting plan, it
might be simplest to perhaps use System Restore and roll back to just prior
to this whole mess, and then try again, with a different version of ASPI and
at least get THAT part successfully resolved before doing the windows
updates. Resolve one step at a time, in other words.

Of course, if by "updating windows", you've really installed a lot or
something pretty extensive (say like SP3), this might be too much to
successfully roll back to.