Windows not shutting down

[BMM389EC]

Hello All
All of a sudden my computer is not shutting down. It gets as far as the blue screen saying "Windows is shutting down" and then goes no further. I then have to shut it down by holding the power button down, otherwise it just stays like that for hours. (Once the whole night!) Does'nt do it all the time-but more than 50%. Any ideas. Don't recall installing anything new of late.

[frostbite]

Try one of the free registry error checkers/cleaners.

[DBTL]

Basically you go to Task Manager and terminate some resident programs launched, then try rebooting and hope for an improvement. Reiterate with a different set of programs. Tedious? You bet.

[Saab Dastard]

What version of windows?

[BMM389EC]

Hello-running Windows XP Home with all the updates.

[Saab Dastard]

Here's a link to the MS Win XP knowledgebase for windows shutdown problems - several possible causes to have a look at.

[ShyTorque]

Mine does that sometimes. I use an easy fix - I press the BOB (Big Off Button).

XP doesn't seem to mind - it is stable enough to reboot normally next time.

[Blacksheep]

Mine does that if I have the DVD burner plugged in; so I never boot up or shut down with it connected. Windoze mirrors life itself; sometimes its best not to ask why things happen, just accept that they do.

[AnEviltwinEr]

Originally Posted by BMM389EC

Hello-running Windows XP Home with all the updates.

Windows xp Home.

-There's your problem.

[seacue]

I had the failure to shutdown problem for a long time on my laptop. It was more likely to shut down if I waited until (nearly) all disk activity stopped.

Then I found this Microsoft KB item:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315664/en-us

Shutdown has been 100% successful since turning off the power management on USB root hub.