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re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer will not shut down' FINALLY THE FIX
Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by bill
(1 messages posted)
Had the same shutdown problem for a least a month and I got pretty good at unplugging
the puter. Well that is history. Thanks Gary for the fix, now I am able to shutdown
as normal with the click of the mouse. Thanks again
On Sunday, January 22, 2006 at 5:00 pm, gary wrote:
>OK THE SOLUTION TO WINDOWS XP NOT SHUTTING DOWN CORRECTLY IS A CORRUPTION OF YOUR
>WINSOCK, THIS MAY SEEM STRANGE AS THE CAUSE BUT I ASSURE YOU IT IS THE SOLUTION
AND
>REMEDY I USED IT MANY TIMES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON MANY COMPUTERS, FOR YOU TO BE
>ABLE TO DO THIS ITS VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT YOU WRITE DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO DO,
OR
>COPY AND PASTE IT INTO A NOTEPAD DOCUMENT AND SAVE THAT TO YOUR DESKTOP SO YOU CAN
>REFER TO IT AND FOLLOW IT AS ONCE YOU START YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE
>INTERNET UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE WHOLE PROCEEDURE, IT TAKES ABOUT 3 MINS IF
>THAT TO COMPLETE......
>HERES WHAT TO DO...
>
>Winsock fix for Windows XP
>
>Click on Start and select Run
>Type regedit and click OK
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>Click on + next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>Click on + next to System
>Click on + next to CurrentControlSet
>Click on + next to Services
>Highlight Winsock and hit delete on keyboard and delete it
>Click Yes to the confirmation prompt
>Highlight Winsock2 and hit delete on keyboard and delete it
>Click Yes to the confirmation prompt
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>Restart the PC
>
>Go to Start and Control Panel
>Double click Network Connections
>Right click on Local Area Connection
>Left click on Properties
>Click on Install
>Highlight Protocol and click Add
>Click on Have Disk
>Enter into box C:\windows\inf and click OK
>Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click OK
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>Return to Control Panel and double click Network Connections
>Right click on Local Area Connection
>Left click on Repair
>Wait for operation to complete, and then click OK to the prompt.
>Close all and return to desktop
>
>Restart the PC
>
>GLAD I COULD HELP YOU WITH THIS MYSTERY ...GARY
>
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