View Single Post
  #2  
Old June 12th 12, 05:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Tim Meddick[_3_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,020
Default Windows Explorer Not Respoding at Shutdown

Possible because you have removable drive[s] attached to the system and
they're configured for disk-caching rather than for quick-removal on their
properties page in Device Manager.

Whatever the reason, in the Window's Registry Editor [regedit.exe] if you
navigate to the key / value below and set it to "1", you should no-longer
be bothered by the message, as changing this value to "1" will ensure that
all applications are terminated silently on shutdown.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"

If the above value does not already exist under the "Desktop" key, create
one by right-clicking in the right-hand pane while in the above "Desktop"
key, and selecting "New" "String Value", naming it "AutoEndTasks", then
assign it a value of "1" by double-clicking on it and entering a "1" then
press [ok] to set it.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"croy" wrote in message
...
Every evening, when I shut down the computer, a dialog
eventually pops up stating the Windows Explorer is not
responding. It doesn't seem to be a show-stopper--it
eventually times out and the computer shuts down. I just
wonder why it happens.

--
croy


Ads