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[Guest]

I'm trying to identify the cause of why I can't always shutdown windows, or
sometimes logoff a particular user.
I have Windows XP SP2 with all the latest patches driver updates etc. etc.
I have the PC setup for 3 users, A, B and C.
I usually start the PC as A, but then later logoff A to log on as user C, or
sometimes as B.
When logged on as C, with A logged off, if I go into Windows Task Manager
there are processes still running as user A (namely drwtsn32.exe &
CTHELPER.EXE). These cannot be ended.
Is there a way of determining how a process will be allocated? What I mean
is whether is runs under user A or as System/Local ??
I would like to eliminate this oddity from my investigations as a cuase of
why the system sometimes will not shutdown correctly.
As an aside.... If I first log on as A, then logoff and log on as B.
Sometimes I can't logoff B. Just 'hangs' at the desktop.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

[[cthelper.exe is installed with Creative Labs Soundblaster Devices. It's
purpose is to aid 3rd party developers create plugins/software for the card.
In this way it is a non-essential system process and can be removed from the
task-bar/startup. ]]
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/cthelper/

Disable cthelper.exe. It's probably what's causing Dr. Watson to run.
drwtsn32.exe = DrWatson Postmortem Debugger

Look in the Event Viewer to see what's causing Dr. Watson to run.

To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | Click OK

For any Events that seem related to the problem...

Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the second
arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Also click on:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related Knowledge
Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful

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

Event Viewer overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../xp/all/proddocs/en-us/event_overview_01.mspx

This can also be very useful.
You need to have the Event ID & the Event Source.

To view Windows XP Events and Errors, type the Source (for example, Print)
and/or the Event code (for example, 20) into the ID field, then click the Go
button. Source and Event codes may be found in the Event Viewer logs.

Windows XP Home/Professional Events and Errors
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/su...ows Operating System&MajorMinor=5.1&LCID=1033

Event ID & the Event Source are very important.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

I have removed CTHELPER from the registry.
It took a while to find it.
The system is now more stable when swapping from one user to another.
Thankyou for your help