System hangs during shutdown sequence

[Rubberbband]

Sometimes when I shut down the computer it goes through the sequence and hangs right before shuting down system power. The Green led on the tower remains on. The power button does not function at that point and the only option is to re-boot using the reset button. Any suggestions on how to fix this ???
700 Duron, Gigabyte 7zm mobo, 20 Gb HD, Geforce 2 MX 400 64Mb, SB live 5.1, HP burner, LG CD, 300 W power supply, Fresh load of Win ME,

 

[Toejam31]

It's probably a driver or an outdated file causing the system to hang intermittently. Hit CTRL-ALT-DEL to open the Task Manager before shutting down, and cut off everything except Explorer and Systray. If this solves the problem ... every time, then start turning off each item, one at a time, until you determine which file is causing the lockup. Then either upgrade that driver or file, or remove it from the system.

If a driver is locking up the system when shutting down, it is also probably slowing down the computer during the boot.

I'd also suggest that you run MSCONFIG from the Start/Run menu, and remove any items that you absolutely do not need. The only files I have listed, for example, are:

ScanRegistry
SystemTray
Tweak UI
TrueVector
ZoneAlarmPro
PoProxy

Only two files for the OS, one for a tweaking program, two for the software firewall, and one for the AntiVirus program email scanning. And that's plenty.

Anything else is unnecessary, and/or redundant.

My last couple of suggestions:

Go through your hardware, and see if any drivers need updated.

Also, check for IRQ conflicts in the Device Manager.

Here's a link that might help, too:

<A HREF="http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q273/7/46.ASP" target="_new">http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q273/7/46.ASP</A>

Good luck!

Toejam31

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[Rubberbband]

Thanks for the info. I tried everything that you've mentionned but the problem still shows up. It's very hard to troubleshoot because it is so intermittent. It's hard to pinpoint but i have re-installed all my drivers and I may have to live with it until my next fresh instal of Windows.

 

[Rubberbband]

I no longer have a documents menu. I set it up using Tweak UI that way I'm not having to clear it regularly. If you're interested you can get the latest version from Microsoft. It allows you to get rid of the arrows on shortcuts, clear you history at logoff, automatically log on.....
Thanks for the suggestion though!!!

 

[Guest]

Hey if your using Win98SE Try this http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q239/8/87.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=tech&FR=0&qry=shutdown&rnk=16&src=DHCS_MSPSS_tech_SRCH&SPR=W98SE

 

[chunka1]

Hey can you tell me more about that tweak program???? sounds like i need it.. thanks

dazed and confused with all this puter stuff