GMan! This time I CAN thank you, and as you will see from my reply to Matt, everything in the garden seems lovely! Roger W On 21/06/2008 2:47 p.m., Gman wrote: > Ah, but it does go a LONG way towards helping up narrow down the suspect > list. Even when that doesn't show up, it still points to a specific > application or process hang that's holding up the works. If you received > Matt's post suggesting what worked for him, go ahead and try that on your > own system. It's a much 'cleaner' fix than what I was considering as a > suggestion and, even if it doesn't help you with this specific issue, should > not hurt your system as some manual fixes are more apt to do. > > Peace, > G > > "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RMB White" <roguer@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:36 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: The Hangman cometh! > > > >> GMan! >> >> I am very glad that you have been able to eliminate the idea that it was >> "anything"; I had been worried that it was pretty much "everything". >> >> And YES I did reinstall both SP1 and SP2 straight after my reinstall of >> XP Prof. >> >> I notice that sometimes during the shutdown process, "Program not >> responding" messages such as AcroRd32.exe or AVG 8 API tester come up >> and I am forced to shut them manually. This still doesn't stop the >> "hanging" >> >> Roger W >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything > below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. > > To unsubscribe or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: > pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1511 - Release Date: 6/20/2008 > 11:52 AM > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------