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XP Will Not Shut Down
Name: Kevin Date: May 19, 2002 at 18:44:42 Pacific
Comment:
I am having trouble shutting down Windows XP on brand new system XP came standard on. The computer gets stuck on "windows is shutting down" and then it doesn't budge. Any suggestions?
Name: David Depin Date: May 19, 2002 at 23:13:23 Pacific
Reply:
well if it's brand new... call up the people you bought it from, and tell them they didn't make it right.... i should think you would have some kinda of warranty???
DO YOU HAVE EASY CD CREATOR 5.0? MAKE SURE YOU TAKE OUT THAT PROGRAM, ALSO UPDATE YOUR COMPUTER FOR THE LATEST UPDATES, I MEAN WINDOWS UPDATES. UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE ROXIO EASY CD CREATOR 5.0, IF YOU NEED MORE HELP JUST CONTACT ME, I'M ALWAYS AT MSN MESSANGER, MY EMAIL IS pulento9@hotmail.com goodbye and good luck
For christmas i purchased a sony pc with xp-home. It crashed 3 times in a row out of the box. I would go with Davids advice and have the maker fix the problem.
This isnt an XP issue and its not limited to your model. This is a problem with OEM's including junkware, watering down the OS. In the future i suggest building your own PC and purchasing a real copy of the OS. If enough people adopt this attitude...eventually the OEM's will build real computers again or close down.
i had this problem, too! XP worked great until I installed my modem driver (typhoon). Now I try to find another driver. Maybe this can help you. CU, olli.
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Response Number 5
Name: Reagan Date: May 20, 2002 at 07:40:52 Pacific
I can't find another driver. So I disable my modem each time before I shut down my PC and enable it when I want to go online. Not a nice procedure but better than breaking my harddisc! CU, Olli
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