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re: windows is hanging on after i try to shut down Tuesday, September 3, 2002 at 2:29 am Posted by Mac (2831 messages posted) There are a LOT of possibilities when it comes to not shutting down properly. First of all if you have an IDE HDD then you MUST use the shut-down fix on the windowws up-date site: Windows Update To shut down your tower you need to HOLD the stop button in for at least five seconds. One of the main problems is that, if you are using a DSL, "net drag prevents the DSL from shutting down so pull its plug out first. There is a registry edit to help unload DLL's which can help but try the other three first and post back to this thread. Then there is the possibility of spyware preventing your shut-down and as you are connected to the internet you SHOULD be using something like Norton Internet Security 2002 v 4.0 with a firewall. But run these anti-spyware freeware programs and see what they find for you. I use ALL three: AdAware & SpyBot Click on English flag. This is a very interesting program and very revealing. Pest Patrol Iain [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum