Switching off

[Roger]

The message "Windows is shutting down" stays on the
screen for half an hour before my computer is finally
switched off.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Sharon F]

The message "Windows is shutting down" stays on the
screen for half an hour before my computer is finally
switched off.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Causes for this vary and they can be software or driver related. It will
take some effort and detective work on your part to uncover the cause on
your system. To help you with this process, see the troubleshooting guides
for XP shutdown problems at this site:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm