DJ Paddy, I looked at event viewer and last thing at night when I have shut down the last few days this is what it says... It means nothing to me... Information, 14/03/07, 22:05, eventlog, none, 6006, N/A, DJMTWD2J Information, 14/03/07, 22:05, Browser, none, 8033, N/A, DJMTWD2J Information, 14/03/07, 22:05, Service Control Manager, 7036, N/A, DJMTWD2J Information, 13/03/07, 22:54, eventlog, none, 6006, N/A, DJMTWD2J Information, 13/03/07, 22:54, Service Control Manager, 7036, N/A, DJMTWD2J Information, 13/03/07, 22:54, Service Control Manager, 7036, N/A, DJMTWD2J Information, 12/03/07, 21:16, eventlog, none, 6006, N/A, DJMTWD2J Information, 12/03/07, 21:16, Service Control Manager, 7036, N/A, DJMTWD2J Does that shed any light on the problem? Emma On 15/03/07, Emma Wright <emmajane9@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Joan, > > It's interested what you say as I have a Dell computer and visit BBC > Ouch regularly. > > Emma > > On 15/03/07, Catherine Turner <catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I've been having a similar problem for a few weeks and I don't know why. > > Someone who'd had a similar problem said theirs had fixed after they'd done > > a Windows Update. I did a Windows Update and it was ok for a bit but now > > the problem's back again. Don't know how much that helps but maybe try a > > Windows Update if you haven't done one lately. > > > > Catherine > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Emma Wright" <emmajane9@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:07 AM > > Subject: [access-uk] Shut down problem > > > > > > > When I tell my computer to shut down it freezes on the screen saying > > > "shutting down" and doesn't switch off at all. I have to press and > > > hold the power button to get it to switch off. Any suggestions as to > > > what might be wrong, or how I can find out what is going on? I'm > > > running windows XP and ZoomText 9. I haven't loaded anything new to > > > my knowledge since the problem started, and it's been doing it for > > > about a week. > > > > > > Emma > > > > > > -- > > > Emma Jane Wright > > > School of Sociology and Social Policy > > > University of Nottingham > > > > > > emmajane9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > www.accessingmaterials.org.uk > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ** and in the Subject line type > > > ** unsubscribe > > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > > ** immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > > ** or send a message, to > > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > -- > Emma Jane Wright > School of Sociology and Social Policy > University of Nottingham > > emmajane9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > www.accessingmaterials.org.uk > -- Emma Jane Wright School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Nottingham emmajane9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.accessingmaterials.org.uk ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq