Layered Hidden Windows on closedown

[Sam]

Hi

I'm often getting a message or several messages when I close Windows XP that
I have "Layered hidden windows" that Wi ndows then attempts to close, after
a delay.

Can anyone tell me what these are, why are the hidden, and how do I get rid
of them?

Also, something different, I'm often having keyboard problems where a quote
key (") - both single and double on two different keys - doesn't appear when
I press it. I have to press it a second time, then both occurances appear.
It's as if something is blocking the quote key.

Thanks for your kind help.

Clarice

(Please reply to newsgroup as my email address is false to avoid spam.)

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Clarice,

Some application is not closing correctly upon Windows shutdown. See if the
event log reveals a clue.

Checking the event log - info posted by Gerry Cornell.

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in the System
and Application logs for the last boot and post copies.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, and
Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information
regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should
double click for further information. You can copy using copy and paste.
Often the link will, however, say there is no further information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click
on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button
resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now
start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This
will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event
Viewer.


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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi

I'm often getting a message or several messages when I close Windows XP that
I have "Layered hidden windows" that Wi ndows then attempts to close, after
a delay.

Can anyone tell me what these are, why are the hidden, and how do I get rid
of them?

Also, something different, I'm often having keyboard problems where a quote
key (") - both single and double on two different keys - doesn't appear when
I press it. I have to press it a second time, then both occurances appear.
It's as if something is blocking the quote key.

Thanks for your kind help.

Clarice

(Please reply to newsgroup as my email address is false to avoid spam.)