Windows XP will not Log off

[Guest]

When I go to Log Off my computer, I get this message 'Saving Your Settings',
and then I get this message 'Log on to Windows' that has my name and asking
for a password (which I do not use). How do I get my computer to Log Off?

 

[peter]

At that point you are logged off..........or are you aiming to shut down??
peter

 

[Guest]

Sometimes it won't even get to 'saving your settings'. Sometimes it won't
log off at all. It stays at the desktop and does nothing.