Won't turn off from Start menu

[Guest]

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The past couple of days, every once in awhile, when I try to turn the
computer off from start menu nothing happens. I will try hitting the turn
off button again and then after a minute or so everything on the desktop
will disappear except for the desktop picture and the pointer. Then I have
to hit the boot button to turn it off.
This seems to have started since I upgraded my PeerGuardian. Earlier this
year I tried to upgrade the PG but my computer acted up and I had to get rid
of the upgrade.
Can anyone think what might be going wrong without me deleting the upgrade?

BsT

 

[Rock]

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Beowulfie wrote:

> The past couple of days, every once in awhile, when I try to turn the
> computer off from start menu nothing happens. I will try hitting the turn
> off button again and then after a minute or so everything on the desktop
> will disappear except for the desktop picture and the pointer. Then I have
> to hit the boot button to turn it off.
> This seems to have started since I upgraded my PeerGuardian. Earlier this
> year I tried to upgrade the PG but my computer acted up and I had to get rid
> of the upgrade.
> Can anyone think what might be going wrong without me deleting the upgrade?
>
> BsT
>
>

You might want to ask the makers of Peer Guardian.

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

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"Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:%23b1qHzyuFHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Beowulfie wrote:
>
>> The past couple of days, every once in awhile, when I try to turn the
>> computer off from start menu nothing happens. I will try hitting the
>> turn
>> off button again and then after a minute or so everything on the desktop
>> will disappear except for the desktop picture and the pointer. Then I
>> have
>> to hit the boot button to turn it off.
>> This seems to have started since I upgraded my PeerGuardian. Earlier
>> this
>> year I tried to upgrade the PG but my computer acted up and I had to get
>> rid
>> of the upgrade.
>> Can anyone think what might be going wrong without me deleting the
>> upgrade?
>>

Occasionally my PC won't close down when asked to. I have to hit the boot
button. And I don't have PeerGuardian.

Rob Graham

 

[Guest]

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Then you may wish investigate as what programs (or malware) are running
when your shutdown is ignored. (See Taskmanager)

Rob graham wrote:

> "Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:%23b1qHzyuFHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
>>Beowulfie wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The past couple of days, every once in awhile, when I try to turn the
>>>computer off from start menu nothing happens. I will try hitting the
>>>turn
>>>off button again and then after a minute or so everything on the desktop
>>>will disappear except for the desktop picture and the pointer. Then I
>>>have
>>>to hit the boot button to turn it off.
>>>This seems to have started since I upgraded my PeerGuardian. Earlier
>>>this
>>>year I tried to upgrade the PG but my computer acted up and I had to get
>>>rid
>>>of the upgrade.
>>>Can anyone think what might be going wrong without me deleting the
>>>upgrade?
>>>
>
>
> Occasionally my PC won't close down when asked to. I have to hit the boot
> button. And I don't have PeerGuardian.
>
> Rob Graham
>
>

 

[Rock]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Rob graham wrote:

> "Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:%23b1qHzyuFHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
>>Beowulfie wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The past couple of days, every once in awhile, when I try to turn the
>>>computer off from start menu nothing happens. I will try hitting the
>>>turn
>>>off button again and then after a minute or so everything on the desktop
>>>will disappear except for the desktop picture and the pointer. Then I
>>>have
>>>to hit the boot button to turn it off.
>>>This seems to have started since I upgraded my PeerGuardian. Earlier
>>>this
>>>year I tried to upgrade the PG but my computer acted up and I had to get
>>>rid
>>>of the upgrade.
>>>Can anyone think what might be going wrong without me deleting the
>>>upgrade?
>>>
>
>
> Occasionally my PC won't close down when asked to. I have to hit the boot
> button. And I don't have PeerGuardian.
>
> Rob Graham

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User