smss.exe error Monday, June 16, 2003 at 7:54 pm Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Stephen (1 messages posted) Hi there, I've run into the following error sequence whenever I try to shut down my computer. A pop up window with heading "End Program - c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\smss.exe" and the content of the box is "Windows cannot end this program. It may need more time to complete an operation. To return to Windows and check the status of the program, click Cancel. If you choose to end the program immediately, you will lose any unsaved data. To end the program now, click End Now." I wait and wait but the program never ends so I have to click "End Now" every time to end this program in order to shut down the computer. Does anyone know any fix to this problem. Please help. Thanks in advance Stephen Responses to this message: re: smss.exe error (Deb: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 7:31 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] smss.exe error (Stephen: Mon, Jun 16, 2003, 7:54 pm) re: smss.exe error (Deb: Tue, Jun 17, 2003, 7:31 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum