Please help with a strange happening

Also posted in microsoft.public.general

Hi !

Please help with a strange happening

Running Win XP Pro sp3 and all updates

When I close down XP at night (or at any time), the computer closes all the
programs and shuts down

When I restart the computer again. It will boot OK

Giving me the usual desktop with icons as well as everything in the task bar

I can move the cursor around the desktop but when I double click on a icon
nothing happens

Also I can not get any of the icons on the taskbar to work

But I have found out that if I "boot" into "safe mode" and go to a "restore
point"

Everything comes right except that I loose any settings I have made after
the restore point (understood)

To overcome this I have to create a restore point before shutting down

When I start the computer I have to start in safe made and boot to the last
restore point

I have run sfc. /scannow

Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool

Malware Bytes Anti-malware

Ad-Aware

Ad-Watch

Super Anti-Spyware

Loaris Trojan Remover

ESET Anti-Virus

C Cleaner among others

All coming up clean

Looks as if the computer is not shutting down as it should

Any suggestion

TIA

Mike,

Read this article, then download and install the tool. It may be what's
going on with your PC.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1B286E6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en
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"Mike van der Merwe" wrote:

Also posted in microsoft.public.general

Hi !

Please help with a strange happening

Running Win XP Pro sp3 and all updates

When I close down XP at night (or at any time), the computer closes all the
programs and shuts down

When I restart the computer again. It will boot OK

Giving me the usual desktop with icons as well as everything in the task bar

I can move the cursor around the desktop but when I double click on a icon
nothing happens

Also I can not get any of the icons on the taskbar to work

But I have found out that if I "boot" into "safe mode" and go to a "restore
point"

Everything comes right except that I loose any settings I have made after
the restore point (understood)

To overcome this I have to create a restore point before shutting down

When I start the computer I have to start in safe made and boot to the last
restore point

I have run sfc. /scannow

Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool

Malware Bytes Anti-malware

Ad-Aware

Ad-Watch

Super Anti-Spyware

Loaris Trojan Remover

ESET Anti-Virus

C Cleaner among others

All coming up clean

Looks as if the computer is not shutting down as it should

Any suggestion

TIA



.

Mike,

Read this article, then download and install the tool. It may be what's
going on with your PC.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1B286E6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en
-=-


"Mike van der Merwe" wrote:

Also posted in microsoft.public.general

Hi !

Please help with a strange happening

Running Win XP Pro sp3 and all updates

When I close down XP at night (or at any time), the computer closes all the
programs and shuts down

When I restart the computer again. It will boot OK

Giving me the usual desktop with icons as well as everything in the task bar

I can move the cursor around the desktop but when I double click on a icon
nothing happens

Also I can not get any of the icons on the taskbar to work

But I have found out that if I "boot" into "safe mode" and go to a "restore
point"

Everything comes right except that I loose any settings I have made after
the restore point (understood)

To overcome this I have to create a restore point before shutting down

When I start the computer I have to start in safe made and boot to the last
restore point

I have run sfc. /scannow

Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool

Malware Bytes Anti-malware

Ad-Aware

Ad-Watch

Super Anti-Spyware

Loaris Trojan Remover

ESET Anti-Virus

C Cleaner among others

All coming up clean

Looks as if the computer is not shutting down as it should

Any suggestion

TIA



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