Logging off

[James Jones]

When i log off, it takes over 1 hour for it to log off............it sticks
on the "Closing Network Connections" screen. Any idea why it takes so long?


Thanks,
James Jones

 

[Malke]

When i log off, it takes over 1 hour for it to log off............it
sticks on the "Closing Network Connections" screen. Any idea why it
takes so long?

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time
things worked and the time they didn't?

The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the
malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what
programs (and versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

If the computer is clean, go through this shutdown troubleshooter:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

Malke

 

[James Jones]

Im AV free.....using Norton Internet Security 2006.

the only thing that i can remember doing is creating a batch file.......


net use H:\ \\dining_room\K\%username% /no



but im cant see why this would cause problems, as it works fine on my older
machine..............


I looked at that page, and didnt see nething related to whats problems im
having....

 

[Malke]

Im AV free.....using Norton Internet Security 2006.

the only thing that i can remember doing is creating a batch
file.......
net use H:\ \\dining_room\K\%username% /no

but im cant see why this would cause problems, as it works fine on my
older machine..............

I looked at that page, and didnt see nething related to whats problems
im having....

Troubleshooting must be deductive and methodical, most often using the
process of elimination. Check your batch file to make sure it is
correctly written and that there are no typos. Stop the batch file to
see if that makes a difference.

The shutdown troubleshooter helps you go through various steps to narrow
down what is causing the issue. There is no "one-stop silver bullet".
If you are unable or unwilling to do the necessary work (and there is
no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea), have a professional
come on-site and take a look.

Malke

 

[James Jones]

hey thanks for ur help so far......

i can log off other accounts just fine. its just this one account. my main
account. all the accounts have the batch file in them (ran when they login).


also another thing. this computer is a factory built computer (from HP) and
they have the default account name set to "HP_Administrator".

I changed it in control panel and computer management to "James" (me), but
how do i get all refernces to HP_Administrator to James?

ex. C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator
to go to
C:\Documents and Settings\James


Any help greatly appreciated!!!

 

[Plato]

When i log off, it takes over 1 hour for it to log off............it sticks
on the "Closing Network Connections" screen. Any idea why it takes so long?

Remove NIS ASAP.

 

[Malke]

hey thanks for ur help so far......

i can log off other accounts just fine. its just this one account. my
main account. all the accounts have the batch file in them (ran when
they login).


also another thing. this computer is a factory built computer (from
HP) and they have the default account name set to "HP_Administrator".

I changed it in control panel and computer management to "James" (me),
but how do i get all refernces to HP_Administrator to James?

ex. C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator
to go to
C:\Documents and Settings\James

You can't just change the name of a user account. The files/folders will
still remain in the original user name. Instead, make a new user
account. You can then copy the data and settings from the original
account if you want. You must log in once to the new account before you
can copy anything to it.

Copy a User Account -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

Malke