Problems shutting down Windows XP - Help Please

[Ted Walker]

When I try to shutdown Windows XP, I frequently get a message "this
application failed to intialize error, Help Please!! Thanks

 

[Guest]

When I try to shutdown Windows XP, I frequently get a message "this
application failed to intialize error, Help Please!! Thanks

I wouldn't worry - Just let it shot down. (Or even press the 'CLOSE NOW'
dialogue button if it appears).
Windows was probably trying to start a program or operation at the time
you instructed it to shut down.

 

[Karl Strausser]

Unlike nowayspammers I WOULD worry! The frequency you hint at is way
too much for comfort. This is something you SHOULD investigate!!

At the point you want to shut down, check your tasks with
Ctrl+Alt+Del. One of those tasks is causing the problem, it may be a
rogue program which you didn't even know was starting and which you do
not need, or, worse, it could be spyware, a virus, or adware.

Use this site, my favorite, to check what your tasks may be :
www.answersthatwork.com

For spyware the two best free anti-spyware programs are Ad-Aware and
Spybot. You can get them at www.download.com.


Karl

When I try to shutdown Windows XP, I frequently get a message "this
application failed to intialize error, Help Please!! Thanks

 

[Rock]

When I try to shutdown Windows XP, I frequently get a message "this
application failed to intialize error, Help Please!! Thanks

See this shutdown/restart troubleshooter.
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

Also do some clean boot troubleshooting to see what is hanging up.

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434