XP Shutdown freeze

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i have an epox 8KHA+ and a PNY 5200FX video card and have a similar problem.
with SP1 i can shutdown normally, but with SP2 i can't even restart when i
boot from th SP2 CD and try to install windows. we have the 5200 video csaard
in common, i wonder if it may have something to do with it.

"cpemma" wrote:

> Maybe 1 time in 10, I click the Shutdown button last thing at night, XP gets
> to the final shutdown screen, drive activity stops and that's it, machine
> locks up still on. It's done it on & off since first installed some months
> back. Apart from that XP is super-stable, no drive errors next startup.
>
> Google just shows the problem's not unknown, eg some Creative drivers can
> cause it, but no other clues that seem to apply in this case. As said, it
> only happens occasionally and at the very final screen after everything's
> been saved and the power should be cut off.
>
> Board is Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe, FX5200 graphics, on-board Soundstorm audio,
> latest BIOS and drivers everywhere, XP Home SP2.
>
> Anybody else come across this and found a solution?
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