When shutting down my laptop i get two End Program dialogues trying to end the program "sample" there is no process called sample or any other program relating to it. I have tried to identify which process may be connected with it, without success Any ideas would be greatly apprciated - this is a real pain in the ... Thanks in advance Murf

run spybot and adaware to see if you have a spyware infection. Use scanreg /restore to go back to before this started happening by restoring a older registry.

Hello, I had exactly the same problem and believe me you arent the only one... HOWEVER, I found two solutions, the first of which fixed my computer. You also may have been expeiriencing annoying slow shutdowns, I certaintly was. This sample.exe issue is usually caused after the Intel PROset has been installed, this is supposed to be a program made for configuring Intel PRO wireless network cards and I believe that most people install it while troubleshooting a problem in their wireless network. To stop sample.exe "End Program" messages on logoff/shutdown and improve system performance, the intelPRO set must be installed. Click start --> Control Panel --> Add/Remove Programs and run the uninstallation of the Intel PROset. If you are 100% sure that you do not have the Intel PROset installed then chances are you have a virus named either W32.Nimda.E@mm or W32.Nimda.A@mm either way they are quite dangerous and have the ability to allow access to your files from a hackers computer and degrade your computers performance dramatically. I recommend running these two symantec fixes by clicking the "To fix this problem get the removal tool button." They are located at --->> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.nimda.e@mm.html and --->> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.nimda.a@mm.html If this does not help then this is probably caused by some other program on your computer and may require some research. I hope this helps... Cheers ---- Luke ----