Best Guess would be on a PC Connected to the Net through DSL or Cable....if the Connection is being flooded or ISP has Open Proxy, it could be soaking up all the CPU resources, causing a "delayed" shutdown. For W98 - there is a Shutdown Patch. Steve Hearns Technotronic Dimensions, NY (USA) 1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax US Only) WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM ----- Original Message ----- From: "teltek3" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 9:48 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: norton shuts down xp > Richard; > While on the subject of XP....can you think of any reason when you go to > Windows Shut down, program hangs up on "Windows is shutting down"...then > just sits there and never does shut down. > > -Ed- > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Brink" <rbrink@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 9:39 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: norton shuts down xp > > > > Two things come to mind. > > Have you verified that there is no viruses attacking the system? > > The other thing is when you deinstall Norton make sure everything > > pertaining to Norton is deleted from the system otherwise the reinstall > > will most likely have the same problems. > > > > Richard Brink > > Brink Electronic Service > > 3979 Austin St. > > Pequot Lakes, Mn 56472 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of electronics > > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 8:30 PM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: norton shuts down xp > > > > > > XP > > > > Electronics Inc. > > 7027 Hwy. 441 > > Dillard, GA. 30537 > > electronics@xxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <fremur01@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 7:59 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: norton shuts down xp > > > > > > > Hello Tony, > > > > > > What o/s are we talking here? If it is win2k or winxp you may have a > > problem > > > with the > > > RPC service. > > > > > > Good luck > > > > > > Fred > > > MTS Electronics > > > Fayetteville, NC > > > fremur01@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of electronics > > > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 6:17 PM > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [TechAssist] norton shuts down xp > > > > > > > > > Customer came in with this problem PC boots up all the way then says > > there > > > has been a problem with Symantec (Norton) and it will fix the problem > > > and reboot..same thing over and over, I could not uninstall Norton so > > > I installed Norton System ( with system restore turned off) works > > > 2003, it found 60 problems in the registry and fixed them I then > > > registered the new version and downloaded the updates and scanned for > > > viruses it went to the end but did not complete normally, now I am > > > back to where I started- comes up and then shuts down...its not the MS > > > > > blast ..I have also tried uninstalling and reinstalling system > > > works=no help.....any help greatly appreciated -Tony > > > Electronics Inc. > > > 7027 Hwy. 441 > > > Dillard, GA. 30537 > > > electronics@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > ************************************************************************ > > **** > > > * > > > Classifieds! 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