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XP Pro SP3 - Shutdown Hangs - Shell Extension
My system has for some time failed to shutdown without asking to to "end now"
for a program that is only listed as "System Shell Extension." How do I find out what this is and "put it to rest?" Nothing shows in system log, and there are no other symptoms. No drivers that show issues, nothing that malfunctions. The only symptom is that I need to wait as the machine shuts down to tell it to "end now" or "cancel" so that the machine will shutdown. BTW - the software install forced reboot does not have this issue but my selection of a reboot from the shutdown still encounters this. Sure could use a hint as to how to find or resolve... Thanks much! |
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XP Pro SP3 - Shutdown Hangs - Shell Extension
Hi:
Download and install Shell Extensions Manager from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html. Once installed open and take a look and see if any are Disabled etc. ColTom2 "LongtimeXPUser" wrote in message ... My system has for some time failed to shutdown without asking to to "end now" for a program that is only listed as "System Shell Extension." How do I find out what this is and "put it to rest?" Nothing shows in system log, and there are no other symptoms. No drivers that show issues, nothing that malfunctions. The only symptom is that I need to wait as the machine shuts down to tell it to "end now" or "cancel" so that the machine will shutdown. BTW - the software install forced reboot does not have this issue but my selection of a reboot from the shutdown still encounters this. Sure could use a hint as to how to find or resolve... Thanks much! |
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XP Pro SP3 - Shutdown Hangs - Shell Extension
Hi:
Download and install Shell Extensions Manager from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html. Once installed open and take a look and see if any are Disabled etc. ColTom2 "LongtimeXPUser" wrote in message ... My system has for some time failed to shutdown without asking to to "end now" for a program that is only listed as "System Shell Extension." How do I find out what this is and "put it to rest?" Nothing shows in system log, and there are no other symptoms. No drivers that show issues, nothing that malfunctions. The only symptom is that I need to wait as the machine shuts down to tell it to "end now" or "cancel" so that the machine will shutdown. BTW - the software install forced reboot does not have this issue but my selection of a reboot from the shutdown still encounters this. Sure could use a hint as to how to find or resolve... Thanks much! |
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XP Pro SP3 - Shutdown Hangs - Shell Extension
Some other sites that may be of benefit:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308029 ColTom2 "LongtimeXPUser" wrote in message ... My system has for some time failed to shutdown without asking to to "end now" for a program that is only listed as "System Shell Extension." How do I find out what this is and "put it to rest?" Nothing shows in system log, and there are no other symptoms. No drivers that show issues, nothing that malfunctions. The only symptom is that I need to wait as the machine shuts down to tell it to "end now" or "cancel" so that the machine will shutdown. BTW - the software install forced reboot does not have this issue but my selection of a reboot from the shutdown still encounters this. Sure could use a hint as to how to find or resolve... Thanks much! |
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XP Pro SP3 - Shutdown Hangs - Shell Extension
Some other sites that may be of benefit:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308029 ColTom2 "LongtimeXPUser" wrote in message ... My system has for some time failed to shutdown without asking to to "end now" for a program that is only listed as "System Shell Extension." How do I find out what this is and "put it to rest?" Nothing shows in system log, and there are no other symptoms. No drivers that show issues, nothing that malfunctions. The only symptom is that I need to wait as the machine shuts down to tell it to "end now" or "cancel" so that the machine will shutdown. BTW - the software install forced reboot does not have this issue but my selection of a reboot from the shutdown still encounters this. Sure could use a hint as to how to find or resolve... Thanks much! |
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XP Pro SP3 - Shutdown Hangs - Shell Extension
Thanks for the post!
Downloaded the util and ran. Nothing disabled or otherwise notable but it is highlighting multiple extensions from Symantec, Google, Adobe, DataViz, Corel, Nero, FedEx, Palm and NVIDIA (using the Intel MB video system) with a pink color. BTW - checked the other sites you recommended prior to my post and I didn't want to restore if avoidable. Short of disabling one at a time - anything else that would lead you to suspect one vs other? If not - I will disable one at a time to see which it is. If I disable one, do I need to enable using the interface after boot or will the reboot enable? Thanks "ColTom2" wrote: Some other sites that may be of benefit: http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308029 ColTom2 "LongtimeXPUser" wrote in message ... My system has for some time failed to shutdown without asking to to "end now" for a program that is only listed as "System Shell Extension." How do I find out what this is and "put it to rest?" Nothing shows in system log, and there are no other symptoms. No drivers that show issues, nothing that malfunctions. The only symptom is that I need to wait as the machine shuts down to tell it to "end now" or "cancel" so that the machine will shutdown. BTW - the software install forced reboot does not have this issue but my selection of a reboot from the shutdown still encounters this. Sure could use a hint as to how to find or resolve... Thanks much! |
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XP Pro SP3 - Shutdown Hangs - Shell Extension
Thanks for the post!
Downloaded the util and ran. Nothing disabled or otherwise notable but it is highlighting multiple extensions from Symantec, Google, Adobe, DataViz, Corel, Nero, FedEx, Palm and NVIDIA (using the Intel MB video system) with a pink color. BTW - checked the other sites you recommended prior to my post and I didn't want to restore if avoidable. Short of disabling one at a time - anything else that would lead you to suspect one vs other? If not - I will disable one at a time to see which it is. If I disable one, do I need to enable using the interface after boot or will the reboot enable? Thanks "ColTom2" wrote: Some other sites that may be of benefit: http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308029 ColTom2 "LongtimeXPUser" wrote in message ... My system has for some time failed to shutdown without asking to to "end now" for a program that is only listed as "System Shell Extension." How do I find out what this is and "put it to rest?" Nothing shows in system log, and there are no other symptoms. No drivers that show issues, nothing that malfunctions. The only symptom is that I need to wait as the machine shuts down to tell it to "end now" or "cancel" so that the machine will shutdown. BTW - the software install forced reboot does not have this issue but my selection of a reboot from the shutdown still encounters this. Sure could use a hint as to how to find or resolve... Thanks much! |
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XP Pro SP3 - Shutdown Hangs - Shell Extension
LongtimeXPUser wrote:
Thanks for the post! Downloaded the util and ran. Nothing disabled or otherwise notable but it is highlighting multiple extensions from Symantec, Google, Adobe, DataViz, Corel, Nero, FedEx, Palm and NVIDIA (using the Intel MB video system) with a pink color. BTW - checked the other sites you recommended prior to my post and I didn't want to restore if avoidable. Short of disabling one at a time - anything else that would lead you to suspect one vs other? If not - I will disable one at a time to see which it is. If I disable one, do I need to enable using the interface after boot or will the reboot enable? Thanks "ColTom2" wrote: Some other sites that may be of benefit: http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308029 ColTom2 "LongtimeXPUser" wrote in message ... My system has for some time failed to shutdown without asking to to "end now" for a program that is only listed as "System Shell Extension." How do I find out what this is and "put it to rest?" Nothing shows in system log, and there are no other symptoms. No drivers that show issues, nothing that malfunctions. The only symptom is that I need to wait as the machine shuts down to tell it to "end now" or "cancel" so that the machine will shutdown. BTW - the software install forced reboot does not have this issue but my selection of a reboot from the shutdown still encounters this. Sure could use a hint as to how to find or resolve... Thanks much! Here's a procedure for you with things like that: It's called the rule of halves. Kill half the tasks. If the problem goes away, it's in the half you killed. If not, it's in the half still running. There, half are eliminated already. Kill half of the ones that are left. Same as above. Kill half again ... you'll weed out the culprit much quicker than one at a time. HTH, Twayne |
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XP Pro SP3 - Shutdown Hangs - Shell Extension
LongtimeXPUser wrote:
Thanks for the post! Downloaded the util and ran. Nothing disabled or otherwise notable but it is highlighting multiple extensions from Symantec, Google, Adobe, DataViz, Corel, Nero, FedEx, Palm and NVIDIA (using the Intel MB video system) with a pink color. BTW - checked the other sites you recommended prior to my post and I didn't want to restore if avoidable. Short of disabling one at a time - anything else that would lead you to suspect one vs other? If not - I will disable one at a time to see which it is. If I disable one, do I need to enable using the interface after boot or will the reboot enable? Thanks "ColTom2" wrote: Some other sites that may be of benefit: http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308029 ColTom2 "LongtimeXPUser" wrote in message ... My system has for some time failed to shutdown without asking to to "end now" for a program that is only listed as "System Shell Extension." How do I find out what this is and "put it to rest?" Nothing shows in system log, and there are no other symptoms. No drivers that show issues, nothing that malfunctions. The only symptom is that I need to wait as the machine shuts down to tell it to "end now" or "cancel" so that the machine will shutdown. BTW - the software install forced reboot does not have this issue but my selection of a reboot from the shutdown still encounters this. Sure could use a hint as to how to find or resolve... Thanks much! Here's a procedure for you with things like that: It's called the rule of halves. Kill half the tasks. If the problem goes away, it's in the half you killed. If not, it's in the half still running. There, half are eliminated already. Kill half of the ones that are left. Same as above. Kill half again ... you'll weed out the culprit much quicker than one at a time. HTH, Twayne |
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