Step Through Shut Down

[Greg Maxey]

Whenever my PC is shut down there is occassionally an Alert/Error message
that flashes in the blink of an eye about some program not shutting down
properly. It doesn't happen everytime and when it does if flashes so
quickly that I can't determing what it is.

Is there some way to step through the shutdown of Windows in order to
determine and isolate this problem?

Thanks.

 

[Rock]

Whenever my PC is shut down there is occassionally an Alert/Error message
that flashes in the blink of an eye about some program not shutting down
properly. It doesn't happen everytime and when it does if flashes so
quickly that I can't determing what it is.

Is there some way to step through the shutdown of Windows in order to
determine and isolate this problem?

Thanks.

No there is no "step" through shutdown utility. One thing you can do is
alternate ending processes one at a time through task manager and then
shut down to see which one is hanging up.

http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

 

[Chas]

Whenever my PC is shut down there is occassionally an Alert/Error message
that flashes in the blink of an eye about some program not shutting down
properly. It doesn't happen everytime and when it does if flashes so
quickly that I can't determing what it is.

Is there some way to step through the shutdown of Windows in order to
determine and isolate this problem?

Thanks.

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Hi
Look in the event log in administrative tools

Chas

 

[Greg Maxey]

Rock,

Thanks for the suggestion. As the issue only occurs intermitently, I am
afraid the haystack is too large and the needle to small. I will keep this
in mind if the issue becomes consistent.

-
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

 

[Greg Maxey]

Chas,

I did look there and didn't see anything. I will keep watching. Thanks.

 

[Rock]

Rock,

Thanks for the suggestion. As the issue only occurs intermitently, I am
afraid the haystack is too large and the needle to small. I will keep this
in mind if the issue becomes consistent.

-
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Yes intermittents are hard to diagnose, and since it doesn't actually
hang the problem is relatively minor.

 

[Plato]

Whenever my PC is shut down there is occassionally an Alert/Error message
that flashes in the blink of an eye about some program not shutting down
properly. It doesn't happen everytime and when it does if flashes so
quickly that I can't determing what it is.

Not really an issue. It's just one of the perhaps, 20 or so background
apps you TOLD to run when windows loads. Use msconfig to find the one
that is causing your niggle.

 

[Richard Urban]

Install this!
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en

It will help with shutdown problems.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Greg Maxey]

I will have a look. Thanks.