WinXP stalls when shutting down- yet another.

[Guest]

When I shut down WinXP SP2 I get a blue screen with a MS logo and "Windows is
shutting down..." Recently, on about 1/2 the shutdowns, nothing happens
after this point. "Windows is shutting down..." just stays there. There is
no sign of computer activity: no flashing LED, no sounds from the hard drive.
And, no, it is not installing updates.

As an experiment a couple of months ago I waited 45 minutes before cutting
power to the computer. Just last week I waited 30 minutes for the shutdown
to be completed. Usually, after about 5 minutes, I get tired of waiting and
cut the power.

This used to happen about once a month. Now it happens daily.

Help.

 

[DatabaseBen]

sounds like your o.s. does shut
down, but the machine is not
powering down.

have you checked out your cmos
settings? some fancy motherboards
have power settings.

 

[Guest]

I have no idea how to check CMOS settings.

sounds like your o.s. does shut
down, but the machine is not
powering down.

have you checked out your cmos
settings? some fancy motherboards
have power settings.

 

[Elmo]

When I shut down WinXP SP2 I get a blue screen with a MS logo and "Windows is
shutting down..." Recently, on about 1/2 the shutdowns, nothing happens
after this point. "Windows is shutting down..." just stays there. There is
no sign of computer activity: no flashing LED, no sounds from the hard drive.
And, no, it is not installing updates.

As an experiment a couple of months ago I waited 45 minutes before cutting
power to the computer. Just last week I waited 30 minutes for the shutdown
to be completed. Usually, after about 5 minutes, I get tired of waiting and
cut the power.

This used to happen about once a month. Now it happens daily.

Something here might strike a chord.

XP Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

 

[Gerry Cornell]

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