closing programs before shut-down

[lois]

have just upgraded from ME to XP Home, and finding many
differences...
on shut-down, pop-up says closing down programs, then next
one says shutting-down, then blue screen with pointer,
then shuts down....
my question is, what programs is it shutting down, i
thought i had closed everything... that is of course
without exiting Windows Messenger, because i R-click in
quick launch and this darn thing won't let me, it says it
is being used?????

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

What else is shutting down?

- Antivirus software
- Firewall
- Device drivers
- Miscellaneous services

Just to name a few. Keep in mind that in order to shut down, all run
processes must go through a terminate routine. A failure of a system to
shutdown properly is usually caused by a failure of a process to terminate
properly.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"lois" > wrote in message
...
> have just upgraded from ME to XP Home, and finding many
> differences...
> on shut-down, pop-up says closing down programs, then next
> one says shutting-down, then blue screen with pointer,
> then shuts down....
> my question is, what programs is it shutting down, i
> thought i had closed everything... that is of course
> without exiting Windows Messenger, because i R-click in
> quick launch and this darn thing won't let me, it says it
> is being used?????

[Rosanne]

In article >,
says...
<snip!>
i
> thought i had closed everything... that is of course
> without exiting Windows Messenger, because i R-click in
> quick launch and this darn thing won't let me, it says it
> is being used?????
>

Do you actually USE WM? If not, you can pretty easily disable the
little stinker.

~ Rosanne