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
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