pc wont shut down

mercmanuk · 17-12-2005, 04:09 PM

ive been building and upgrading pc's for 8 years and this has me dizzy,the pc wont shut down it just gets to the blue screen and says windows is shutting down,then hangs.its windows xp pro,ive defragmented the drive,scanned for viruses,used the xp disc to repair any faults,but still nothing.
i dont want to format the drive and have to reinstall everything again
any ideas greatly appreciated.i have to hold the power button for 5 seconds everytime i shut down but this is a pain in the butt.

have a good xmas to all members
baz

Brian WH · 17-12-2005, 04:29 PM

To shut down a frozen computer. Press and hold the shut down button for 15 or so seconds.

Pierre Levegh · 18-12-2005, 12:45 AM

Is there anything in the error logs?

Have you try setting the cmos settings back to default.

18-12-2005, 12:57 AM

There is a third-party patch for this error, I had to use it some time ago. Sorry I can post a link as I don't know it and it was on my old PC.

18-12-2005, 12:58 AM

http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

genesis1210 · 19-12-2005, 07:42 AM

personal experience required a bios upgrade to fix it - was an old ,otherboard running 2000 pro tho . sorry no other ideas

Pierre Levegh · 23-12-2005, 12:01 AM

run the windows updates

With old 98 PCs this was a common problem and some of the suggestions above are valid, but not for XP pro.

17-12-2005, 04:09 PM	#1
mercmanuk Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: MIDDLETON MANCHESTER Car: C180 AVANTGARDE SE SPORT Posts: 959	pc wont shut down ive been building and upgrading pc's for 8 years and this has me dizzy,the pc wont shut down it just gets to the blue screen and says windows is shutting down,then hangs.its windows xp pro,ive defragmented the drive,scanned for viruses,used the xp disc to repair any faults,but still nothing. i dont want to format the drive and have to reinstall everything again any ideas greatly appreciated.i have to hold the power button for 5 seconds everytime i shut down but this is a pain in the butt. have a good xmas to all members baz Last edited by mercmanuk; 17-12-2005 at 04:37 PM.

17-12-2005, 04:29 PM	#2
Brian WH Executive Staff Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: East Midlands Car: W212 E350 CDI Sport Posts: 7,479	To shut down a frozen computer. Press and hold the shut down button for 15 or so seconds. __________________ Brian -- AUG 2010 E350 CDI Sport Pictures

18-12-2005, 12:45 AM	#3
Pierre Levegh New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 27	Is there anything in the error logs? Have you try setting the cmos settings back to default.

18-12-2005, 12:57 AM	#4
Ashley Guest Posts: n/a	There is a third-party patch for this error, I had to use it some time ago. Sorry I can post a link as I don't know it and it was on my old PC.

18-12-2005, 12:58 AM	#5
Ashley Guest Posts: n/a	http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

19-12-2005, 07:42 AM	#6
genesis1210 New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Essex Car: CLK 320 Posts: 25	personal experience required a bios upgrade to fix it - was an old ,otherboard running 2000 pro tho . sorry no other ideas

23-12-2005, 12:01 AM	#7
Pierre Levegh New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 27	run the windows updates With old 98 PCs this was a common problem and some of the suggestions above are valid, but not for XP pro.

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