shut down problem.

[rlse]

Everytime I use shutdown in XP my computer hangs up
whenever I turn it back on. It goes to the welcome screen
and then stays there. The only way to move past it is to
use CTRL-ALT-DEL. Any ideas on how to fix it? I always
have to put my computer in standby mode since it happens
everytime. Thanks for any input and advice.

[Richard]

Hi Rlse,

The attached is designed to help problems with shutdown but may also reveal
what is causing the haing on startup.

Look it over and you may find the answer.



Some ways to improve the shutdown speed.

Build a shortcut to do the job.

Reboot or shut down PC quickly

For a one-click method to quickly shut down or reboot your system without
the fuss of going through the Start menu, make use of the Shutdown command,
a command line utility in XP.

Here's how you can set up a restart button on your desktop:

1. Create a shortcut (Right-click on desktop, select New > Shortcut).

2. For location, type the following:

shutdown -r -t 0

3. Click Next, enter a name for the shortcut ("Restart" is appropriate), and
click Finish.

When you click your Restart shortcut, Windows XP will reboot
*automagically*!

The "-r" switch tells XP to reboot. If you'd like the shortcut to shut off
your PC instead, change it to "-s"; to simply log off, change it to "-l".
The "-t 0" sets the timeout (in seconds), so up this value if you find the
need for it. To force running applications to close, add "-f" -- be careful
with this one! Anything in memory not saved to disk will be lost.

For more information on Shutdown, type "shutdown" in a command prompt window
(Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt), or search for
Shutdown in Windows XP's Help and Support Center.


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Next Check out this sight:


http://www.activewin.com/winxp/tips/index.shtml

Look at the tips under "Startup / Shutdown ....."

Pay special attention to "Slow Shutdown" and
" Shutdown Windows Faster."


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For lots of great tweaks of all sorts try this sight. It is worth spending
some time here

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm

Hope this helps
Richard


"rlse" > wrote in message
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> Everytime I use shutdown in XP my computer hangs up
> whenever I turn it back on. It goes to the welcome screen
> and then stays there. The only way to move past it is to
> use CTRL-ALT-DEL. Any ideas on how to fix it? I always
> have to put my computer in standby mode since it happens
> everytime. Thanks for any input and advice.
>
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

See if the troubleshooters from MVP Jim Eshelman help:
http://aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

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