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Windows XP Shutdown Problems
Name: kcir Date: October 4, 2003 at 14:03:56 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 1.25GHz/256MB
Comment:
XP will not shut down properly. It freezes. Viruses were found, quarantined and deleted. Besides disabling unwanted startup programs in "msconfig", what could be the problem? Thanks.
Name: Aaron Date: October 4, 2003 at 14:34:16 Pacific
Reply:
try repairing Windows XP...Insert the Disk, restart Windows and follow through the on screen instructions, DO NOT format, just click Repair Windows...then try again, if that doesn't work, come back and post another message...
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