End Program Dialog Box on Restart

[kuehnkur]

I use XP Home.

When I try to restart my computer, I get a "End Program -
On Screen Disp... " dialog box. I click the end now
choice. I then click the end now box which follows. Then
my computer hangs up for several minutes before executing
the restart. How can I identify what is causing the
problem?

Crtl-alt-del brings up the task manager but doesn't
dentify anything.

 

[Guest]

you are a stinky fart. fix it yourself

 

[Malke]

I use XP Home.

When I try to restart my computer, I get a "End Program -
On Screen Disp... " dialog box. I click the end now
choice. I then click the end now box which follows. Then
my computer hangs up for several minutes before executing
the restart. How can I identify what is causing the
problem?

Crtl-alt-del brings up the task manager but doesn't
dentify anything.

Something is not exiting gracefully. Since you don't see any running
applications, the problem app is probably being run as a service. Look
in Event Viewer (get to it from the Administrative Tools applet in
Control Panel) for clues. Also, what does a scan with a current
antivirus program (meaning a version not earlier than 2002 and using
updated virus definitions) show? Also, remove spyware with Spybot
Search & Destroy from www.security.kolla.de and Ad-aware from
www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure to update these programs before running
them. It is best to run antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe
Mode.

Malke