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    Vista hangs at "Shutting down" page

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by corona7w, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. corona7w

    corona7w Notebook Consultant

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    Sometimes when I try to shut the computer down, it just hangs at the shutting down page. I had to hold down the power button to turn it off. This only started to happen more frequently after I installed Nokia PC Suite. But I really need that program to use with my phone. Is there any way to fix this? Could it be something else that's causing the problem? Thanks.
     
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    72hundred Revolutions-Per-Millennia

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    Have you any external HD's attached at the time of shut down or is the Nokia paired with the PC at the time of shut down.

    Basically you want to close any tricky programs yourself before starting the shut down sequence. I was running a defrag on an external HD once and it delayed the shut down.

    Is there any other "tricky" programs running at the same time?
     
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    It's so interesting that you mentioned that because I began to have the same problem about two weeks ago and, coincidentally, it started happening around the same time that I started leaving my external drive plugged into the USB. Before that, I would always disconnect it after every use. I thought that the hanging on shut down had something to do with it but was not really sure until I saw this response. I guess I'll go back to disconnecting it again.
     
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    USB devices that are plugged in are known to cause boot up and shutdown hang.

    Have you tried tweaking the registry of program shutdown time?
     
    flipfire, Aug 16, 2008
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    corona7w Notebook Consultant

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    Em... come to think of it, I think I might have left the phone plugged in to the usb when I turned off the computer. I'll see if it happens again if I remove it first. Also, does memory card that's inserted into the card slot prevents the computer from shutting down?
     
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    Strange, the computer was hanging again, even the phone was detached from the usb port. I'm reinstalling windows now.
     
    corona7w, Aug 17, 2008
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    I have just reinstalled vista, along with the PC suite. When I woke up this morning, the computer was at the "Shutting down..." screen again.
     
    corona7w, Aug 18, 2008
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    Event Log entries might show the problem
     
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    Okay, this is getting freaky. I just removed Nokia PC Suite, and the first shut down after the uninstallation was hanging. Why.....
     
    corona7w, Aug 20, 2008
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    Is it patched up to the latest SP and critical updates ?
    And boot in safe mode, shut-down and see if it hangs.
     
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    corona7w Notebook Consultant

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    It does not hang in safe mode. My vista 64 does have sp1 installed. Would installing 32 solve the problem?
     
    corona7w, Aug 20, 2008
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