When it hangs the screen just says "shutting down" but then doesn't and will stay like that for hours if you let it. Emma On 17/03/07, Dj Paddy <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Emma. > > That all looks farily standard. > > I presume this was from the application log? > > What about the system and security logs also in Event viewer? > > Also can you have somebody look at the screen to see what's up on it when > it's hanging? > > I'm guessign somethings popping up after, (I'm presuming here), your speech > has quit. > > Maybe a blue screen with lots of writing on it or another message saying, > "Program X is not responding", with ann end task or cancel button? > > If nothign comes back from this we can look at what's If nothing here shades > light we can look at the BBC site running ot see if a process isn't qutting > when you and others quit that site. > > The only thing I can think off on the BBC site that coudl hang the system is > if you are listeningot media on there before shutting and the audio player, > real player, real alternative, i.e. media player classic arent' quitting and > the systems hanging. > > Another thing to try when it hangs, > > hit alt e. > > Does it shut down? > > Dj Paddy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Emma Wright" <emmajane9@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:44 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Shut down problem > > > 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. 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