PC Won't Turn Off

[frying_pan_cat]

This has been going on for a while now and it's starting to annoy me.
Sometimes when I shut down my computer, it will get to the Windows is shutting down screen and it will just stay there for hours and the only way to get it to turn off is to reset and press the power button when its on the POST screen. Also, less frequently when I press shutdown it will just go back to the desktop and won't start the shutdown process at all.
Please help as it's frustrating me

Thanks

frying_pan_cat

 

[MattJones2k6]

Sounds stupid but sometimes windows updates install when the PC shuts down...

This could be happing without you knowing...

Happend to someone i know the other day.

Try turning off automatic updates...

 

[frying_pan_cat]

I doubt it's that a it usually says on shutdown if it has them and I have updates on notify but don't install. That also doesn't explain the non-shutdowns

 

[MattJones2k6]

But thats what im saying ... his wasn't showing up that it was installing updates....

It could be that it thinks it's installing updates when infact it's not...

 

[frying_pan_cat]

I'll try turning off updates but theres still the thing about not even commencing shutdown

 

[frying_pan_cat]

Just had another thought, I did notice that on my old rig it did have some issues when shutting down just after closing winamp, but not every time and it doesn't just happen after I've used winamp so I don't know if that's just a coincidence.

Edit: And I've just checked updates and they're on download but notify before installing so I don't know if thats the issue as it should tell me before it installs them shouldn't it?

 

[MattJones2k6]

If that doesn't work thens theres a possibility of a virus...

in which case ... reformat...

 

[frying_pan_cat]

It did happen a bit on my old rig so I don't know about a virus.
I was hoping not to have to reinstall if I can help it
Thanks for the quick replies btw

 

[Kalpsn2000]

I used to have the same problem but it only used to happen some times. So not sure why.

But now it doesn't.

But it could be a virus or spyware as I mine hasn't done it after I got Spyware Doctor.

 

[frying_pan_cat]

I have AVG, Spybot, Adaware, Zone Alarm, AVG Spyware all of which scan regularly

Edit: I'll try downloading Spyware Doctor sometime and see if that fixes it

 

[how random]

Do you think it could be one program that you use as you said it happened on your old rig which is not shutting down properly with windows?

Also you could try resetting your bois settings, incase there is something dodgy there.

 

[frying_pan_cat]

I've already said about winamp but it isn't every time I use that and most other progs that are common to both rigs are also used on friends PC's without this problem as far as I'm aware

 

[g00dsh0t]

try this in regedit,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
modify these keys,

WaitToKillAppTimeout - 4000

HungAppTimeout - 4000

AutoEndTasks - 1

hope this helps m8

 

[frying_pan_cat]

Thanks, I'll give that a try

 

[Gray]

You could a "hive cleanup".

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en

 

[ins0mn1ac]

I had a problem like that years ago on an old rig, it was Zone Alarm refusing to end process or something..weird I know uninstalling did the trick!

 

[DavidB]

Sounds stupid but sometimes windows updates install when the PC shuts down...

I had that for ages, couldnt work out why it was always trying to update and seemingly failed.

Turned out to be a 750mb update to Visual Studio 2005, suddenly realised why my internet speeds were getting so slow

 

[frying_pan_cat]

Well I edited the registry values that g00dsh0t suggested and so far it hasn't failed to turn off so fingers crossed that that's fixed it
Thanks