FWIW: My home WinDoze 95 system does the same thing when I have the "Display
icons in all possible colors" turned on.  If I uncheck this option, the
shutdown works properly.

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Tektronix, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eileen Ong [R&D] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 17:28
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [DC] System hang when shut down


My system hang when I have closed all application for the day and done a
shut down to the system. The system just hang at " waitiing for system to
shut down"
( the screen with the blue cloudys )

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Lamkin [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 9:35 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [DC] System hang when shut down
>
> Try this:
> Bring up the task manager window using "control-alt-delete", select an
> application or whatever and end its task.
> The try and close the system down.
>
> Do this with one application at a time, until you find the one that is
> causing the problem, then you may have a better idea
> where to search for the problem.
>
> Also run regedit and do a backup of the entire registry.
> Then you can run scanreg (or whatever its called) to repair the registry
> if that may be the cause of the problem.
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:  Jim Thornhill [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent:  Friday, January 28, 2000 11:35 AM
> >To:    [log in to unmask]
> >Subject:       Re: [DC] System hang when shut down
> >
> >This is most certainly a microsoft bug take a look at the microsoft
> support
> >web
> >site.
> >support.microsoft.com.
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >"Eileen Ong [R&D]" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, sorry for posting a question not related to design. Just wonder
> anybody
> >> out there have ever encounter this problem.
> >> I have just upgrade my IE 3.0 to IE 4.0. But every time when I close
> all
> >> application and shut down, the system will just display
> >> "waiting for windows to shut down" and hang there. I further upgrade IE
> 4
> >>to
> >> IE 5 but the problem still exist, this problem does not
> >> happen when I'm using IE3. My system is Pentium 333 with 98M ram and
> I'm
> >> running Pads software for pcb design.
> >> Thanks in advance for advice given.
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >> EILEEN ONG (R&D Dept.)
> >> Paradise Innovations (Asia) Pte Ltd
> >> 25 Serangoon North Ave 5
> >> 6th floor Uraco Building
> >> Singapore 554914
> >> Did: (65) 485-6690 (Office)
> >> Fax: (65) 481-2611
> >> Email : mailto:[log in to unmask]
> >> Web: http://www.paradisemmp.com
> >
> >--
> >Jim Thornhill
> >University of Liverpool
> >Department of Physics
> >Oliver Lodge Laboratory
> >PO Box 147
> >Oxford Street
> >Liverpool
> >L69 7ZE
> >ENGLAND
> >
> >email  [log in to unmask]
> >tel 0151 794 3402
> >fax 0151 794 3348