XP shutdown

Big Chris · 06-06-2003, 05:57 AM

Hi guy's/gals. Having trouble shutting XPpro build 2600 sp1. I have to tell the pc to shut down twice, anybody got any ideas how to cure it. AMD chip and board with 256sd ram on it

Lion7718 · 06-06-2003, 06:55 AM

Need more info, what programs do you have running?
There is a older version of Ad-aware with Ad-watch that will do this.if you have Ad-watch, shut it down 1st.

Big Chris · 06-06-2003, 12:02 PM

I am now using ad-aware 6 and Spybot. They bin running for quite a while now with no hiccups, been muling over it all day and it was the missus that mentioned it. She only closes system down after it's been on all day so I'm thinking it could be norton auto protect that is the culprit as i shut down in daytime before V-check at 3 and it has never done it to me. And thinking about it while typing i been getting some conflicts with norton when winMX is running in conjunction with a system accelerator that I have now fired off as it was more trouble than it was worth. Will have to tell her to keep an eye on it to see if it has stopped, I've not been on for a while so maybe that's why I missed it.

Lion7718 · 06-06-2003, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Big Chris
I am now using ad-aware 6 and Spybot. They bin running for quite a while now with no hiccups

Ad-awatch is a different part of Ad-aware.....not in the Free Version....Plus & Professional only...it runs in the background.

Big Chris · 06-06-2003, 12:18 PM

Would that be the bit that sits on the title bar and talks to you saying that it has detected regitry changes and stuff? If so I have it. It came with the package of ad-aware' own site. One of the few pukka downloads i have

Lion7718 · 06-06-2003, 12:35 PM

Yep......thats it........(I Think)..........shut down the Icon 1st, right click...Exit.....than try to shutdown comuputer.

ender60 · 06-11-2003, 02:23 AM

I was having the same prob with xp pro!!

got rid of tha amd + athlon, switched to a pentium 4, never had the problem again!!! that was about a year ago and I've had problem free surfing, downloading and installing and uninstalling literally hundreds of different programs since!!!

food for thought??

iAvalance · 06-11-2003, 02:57 AM

Can't believe a chip causes XP not to shutdown at once. I prefer Lion's way of thinking. Looks like some application is aborting the shutdown procedure 'cause it not ready yet to be shut down...

blackspawn · 06-11-2003, 06:07 AM

Lion is right, I had the exact same problem, after I rid myself of ad-aware (now I use spybot) I never had the same problem again.
And yes I am using a P4 & WinXP Pro build 2600 SP1

Big Chris · 06-11-2003, 01:47 PM

shutting down ad-watch does the job just fine. for the sake of an extra 2 clicks I'll leave it well alone, only mods I'm planning to this is a much bigger hard drive 40gig is just toooooooo small

orb36O · 06-13-2003, 08:34 PM

I have 2 40GBs and thats too small... I need a 1TB raid array

Big Chris · 06-15-2003, 01:02 PM

So go on, what's one of those then

orb36O · 06-15-2003, 06:37 PM

1 TB = 1000 GB
Raid is a way of setting up more than onedrive to act as if it were one drive... just as partitioning makes one drive act like many.

blackspawn · 06-16-2003, 07:24 AM

1TB

that's a lllllloooottttt.

Why would you need so much space?? are you planing in have every single movie made until now on your PC? lol

Dr. Avery · 06-16-2003, 07:32 AM

Actually, 1 TB will fill up a lot faster than one might think - Espescially if you have a good Broadband conection. After less than a month of nonstop capacity downloading - you'll have to make room - or just slap another drive in the array

Once you've collected 1024 terrabytes, you'll have an exobyte. If you aren't yahoo, or microsoft, or the like, you have no need for an exobyte... Yet

06-06-2003, 05:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Big Chris Floyd Collector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NW England Posts: 243	XP shutdown Hi guy's/gals. Having trouble shutting XPpro build 2600 sp1. I have to tell the pc to shut down twice, anybody got any ideas how to cure it. AMD chip and board with 256sd ram on it __________________ One by one, the Penguins are slowly stealing my sanity.

06-06-2003, 06:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lion7718 Staff Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,317	Need more info, what programs do you have running? There is a older version of Ad-aware with Ad-watch that will do this.if you have Ad-watch, shut it down 1st. __________________ "Protect me from my friends, I can take care of my enemies" You better not be touching my mannequin

06-06-2003, 12:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Big Chris Floyd Collector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NW England Posts: 243	I am now using ad-aware 6 and Spybot. They bin running for quite a while now with no hiccups, been muling over it all day and it was the missus that mentioned it. She only closes system down after it's been on all day so I'm thinking it could be norton auto protect that is the culprit as i shut down in daytime before V-check at 3 and it has never done it to me. And thinking about it while typing i been getting some conflicts with norton when winMX is running in conjunction with a system accelerator that I have now fired off as it was more trouble than it was worth. Will have to tell her to keep an eye on it to see if it has stopped, I've not been on for a while so maybe that's why I missed it. __________________ One by one, the Penguins are slowly stealing my sanity.

06-06-2003, 12:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Big Chris Floyd Collector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NW England Posts: 243	Would that be the bit that sits on the title bar and talks to you saying that it has detected regitry changes and stuff? If so I have it. It came with the package of ad-aware' own site. One of the few pukka downloads i have __________________ One by one, the Penguins are slowly stealing my sanity.

06-06-2003, 12:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lion7718 Staff Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,317	Yep......thats it........(I Think)..........shut down the Icon 1st, right click...Exit.....than try to shutdown comuputer. __________________ "Protect me from my friends, I can take care of my enemies" You better not be touching my mannequin

06-11-2003, 02:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
ender60 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: victoria bc canada Posts: 14	I was having the same prob with xp pro!! got rid of tha amd + athlon, switched to a pentium 4, never had the problem again!!! that was about a year ago and I've had problem free surfing, downloading and installing and uninstalling literally hundreds of different programs since!!! food for thought?? __________________ when did music and technology become material commodities???

06-11-2003, 02:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
iAvalance Lost Forever Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spilniks Posts: 276	Can't believe a chip causes XP not to shutdown at once. I prefer Lion's way of thinking. Looks like some application is aborting the shutdown procedure 'cause it not ready yet to be shut down... __________________ "A computer program does what you told it to do, not what you want it to do" - Greer (English translation)

06-11-2003, 06:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
blackspawn Eternal Spectator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portugal Posts: 371	Lion is right, I had the exact same problem, after I rid myself of ad-aware (now I use spybot) I never had the same problem again. And yes I am using a P4 & WinXP Pro build 2600 SP1 __________________

06-11-2003, 01:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
Big Chris Floyd Collector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NW England Posts: 243	shutting down ad-watch does the job just fine. for the sake of an extra 2 clicks I'll leave it well alone, only mods I'm planning to this is a much bigger hard drive 40gig is just toooooooo small __________________ One by one, the Penguins are slowly stealing my sanity.

06-13-2003, 08:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
orb36O x4841434B4552 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Strongbadia Posts: 254	I have 2 40GBs and thats too small... I need a 1TB raid array __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s+:-- a--- C++++ UL++ P+ L++ E W++ N-- o-- K- w++ O- M-- V- PS-- PE++ Y PGP t+ 5- X- R !tv b++ DI+++ D+ G e h !r z? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Decode Here Used to have a sig, but the friggin' sites don't allow remote linking...

06-15-2003, 01:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
Big Chris Floyd Collector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NW England Posts: 243	So go on, what's one of those then __________________ One by one, the Penguins are slowly stealing my sanity.

06-15-2003, 06:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
orb36O x4841434B4552 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Strongbadia Posts: 254	1 TB = 1000 GB Raid is a way of setting up more than onedrive to act as if it were one drive... just as partitioning makes one drive act like many. __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s+:-- a--- C++++ UL++ P+ L++ E W++ N-- o-- K- w++ O- M-- V- PS-- PE++ Y PGP t+ 5- X- R !tv b++ DI+++ D+ G e h !r z? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Decode Here Used to have a sig, but the friggin' sites don't allow remote linking...

06-16-2003, 07:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
blackspawn Eternal Spectator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portugal Posts: 371	1TB that's a lllllloooottttt. Why would you need so much space?? are you planing in have every single movie made until now on your PC? lol __________________

06-16-2003, 07:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dr. Avery Tech Weasel Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Fortress of Awesometude Posts: 1,145	Actually, 1 TB will fill up a lot faster than one might think - Espescially if you have a good Broadband conection. After less than a month of nonstop capacity downloading - you'll have to make room - or just slap another drive in the array Once you've collected 1024 terrabytes, you'll have an exobyte. If you aren't yahoo, or microsoft, or the like, you have no need for an exobyte... Yet __________________ 01010001 01110101 01100001 01100011 01101011: Fowl Syntax.

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