windows xp won't shut down

[henry b]

When I go to restart or shut down, Windows give me a
message that says something like "log off of all
microsoft applications before shutting down." but I am
not running any apps. Even the task manager shows
nothing running. CNTRL ALT DEL brings up the task
manager, and when I try to shut down or restart from
there I get the same message.

What is the best way to handle this?

[Ron Martell]

"henry b" > wrote:

>When I go to restart or shut down, Windows give me a
>message that says something like "log off of all
>microsoft applications before shutting down." but I am
>not running any apps. Even the task manager shows
>nothing running. CNTRL ALT DEL brings up the task
>manager, and when I try to shut down or restart from
>there I get the same message.
>
>What is the best way to handle this?

See MVP Jim Eshelman's Shutdown Troubleshooter for Windows XP at
http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

[henry b]

I checked that page before I posted. There is nothing
regarding this problem. Since posting, I realized that
there seemed to be a session of Outlook that was, for
lack of a better word, lingering, and appearing in the
taskbar occassionally and briefly -- like for a second.
I "caught" it, opened the task manager and this time the
app was there and I ended it.

Pretty strange.

Now everything seems fine.

>-----Original Message-----
>"henry b" > wrote:
>
>>When I go to restart or shut down, Windows give me a
>>message that says something like "log off of all
>>microsoft applications before shutting down." but I am
>>not running any apps. Even the task manager shows
>>nothing running. CNTRL ALT DEL brings up the task
>>manager, and when I try to shut down or restart from
>>there I get the same message.
>>
>>What is the best way to handle this?
>
>See MVP Jim Eshelman's Shutdown Troubleshooter for
Windows XP at
>http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm
>
>Good luck
>
>
>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
>--
>Microsoft MVP
>On-Line Help Computer Service
>http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
>"The reason computer chips are so small is computers
don't eat much."
>.
>