XP Home with SP2.
For some reason my computer 'hangs up' sometimes when shutting down.
This is a fairly recent thing, about half the time it shuts down correctly and has been happening for about four weeks now.
I exit out of all files etc. close the Broadband link, select shutdown from the menu and I get the shutting down MS bing-bong audible.
The blue screen, Windows is shutting down comes up, then freezes.
My CPU has a power switch on the front for start up. This can be used to shut down without using the Windows menu but I never use it for that. Once it freezes in shut down, this button doesn't work.
There is also a re-boot button and a main power switch on the CPU.
When it freezes, the re-boot works and will re-start the PC in the normal way, taking me through the log-on menu etc.
The only methods to close it down fully when it freezes are either keep re-booting and going back through the shut down menu until it accepts the procedure fully or switch off the main power switch at the rear.
This is more annoying than critical, I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem and more concerned that it's an indication of some impending major melt-down?
For some reason my computer 'hangs up' sometimes when shutting down.
This is a fairly recent thing, about half the time it shuts down correctly and has been happening for about four weeks now.
I exit out of all files etc. close the Broadband link, select shutdown from the menu and I get the shutting down MS bing-bong audible.
The blue screen, Windows is shutting down comes up, then freezes.
My CPU has a power switch on the front for start up. This can be used to shut down without using the Windows menu but I never use it for that. Once it freezes in shut down, this button doesn't work.
There is also a re-boot button and a main power switch on the CPU.
When it freezes, the re-boot works and will re-start the PC in the normal way, taking me through the log-on menu etc.
The only methods to close it down fully when it freezes are either keep re-booting and going back through the shut down menu until it accepts the procedure fully or switch off the main power switch at the rear.
This is more annoying than critical, I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem and more concerned that it's an indication of some impending major melt-down?
