Turning off XP

[Guest]

Going to Start/Turn Off Computer system hangs and won't shut down. I am not
able to isolate any changes I've made that would cause it. No applications
running in Task Manager and don't see any processes that look like they are
hanging the system up. Any ideas what could be causing this would be
appreciated.

 

[WTC]

Going to Start/Turn Off Computer system hangs and won't shut down. I
am not
able to isolate any changes I've made that would cause it. No
applications
running in Task Manager and don't see any processes that look like
they are
hanging the system up. Any ideas what could be causing this would be
appreciated.

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

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

I would also suggest running a disk cleanup and checkdisk:

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310312&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315265&Product=winxp

Afterward, install the following:

User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6d-8912-4e18-b570-42470e2f3582&displaylang=en

What's User Profile Hive Cleanup Service (UPHClean)?
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Print.cfm?ArticleID=42257

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| Going to Start/Turn Off Computer system hangs and won't shut down. I am not
| able to isolate any changes I've made that would cause it. No applications
| running in Task Manager and don't see any processes that look like they are
| hanging the system up. Any ideas what could be causing this would be
| appreciated.
| --
| dunefla

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Visit http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
See section "SHUTDOWN WORKS, BUT IT'S REAL SLOW"

Isolate the problem by clean-booting the system.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

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