Some process blocks shutdown - how to find that culprit?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Michael Moser
  • Start date Start date
M

Michael Moser

Since about a week, when I try to shutdown the system, simply nothing
happens (even when I try several times).


Only when I take out my utility TaskInfo and do a "Force Shutdown" the
system finally terminates. How can I identify, which process causes
this, so that I can either remove or re-install that obviously damaged
program?

Michael
 
Michael said:
Since about a week, when I try to shutdown the system, simply
nothing happens (even when I try several times).


Only when I take out my utility TaskInfo and do a "Force Shutdown"
the system finally terminates. How can I identify, which process
causes this, so that I can either remove or re-install that
obviously damaged program?
Click to expand...

Shutdown issue?

Resources to help troubleshoot shutdown problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308029

Windows XP Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
 
Since about a week, when I try to shutdown the system, simply nothing
happens (even when I try several times).


Only when I take out my utility TaskInfo and do a "Force Shutdown" the
system finally terminates. How can I identify, which process causes
this, so that I can either remove or re-install that obviously damaged
program?
Click to expand...


Do clean boot troubleshooting.

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

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com
 
Back
Top