Computer won't shut down

[yayajohn]

(Win XP), It says it's shutting down and then just hangs there until I hold in the power switch.I suspect it has something to do with the ACPI? It just started acting this way.
Any tips would be appreciated. I just reformatted not too long ago and not really wanting to do it again soon.

[Mr Arkadin]

I had something like this for a while about a year ago. My computer would eventually shut down but would take between 5-10minutes to do so. If I was in a rush to go out I had to use the power button. I did tons of research on potential fixes. None worked. Then one day it started working normally again. I have no idea what changed. The mysteries of technology.

[garyb]

has anything new been installed? updates?

[guppy]

You can try first to see if it can switch off with safe mode. Maybe it's a software that hang the computer.
Or maybe that thing
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download ... px?id=6676

[yayajohn]

yeah I did do a windows update not too long ago but i'm not sure if it was doing it before or after. uuuuggh guess i'll try a restore before the updates and see if that fixes anything.
Not sure if using the pwr button is good for a stable operating system - I always wonder if I'm shutting it down right in the middle of something.
Thanks for the help.


Dan

[garyb]

it's not good to use the power button in that scenario, but what a ya gonna do?

see what's running before you shut down in the task manager.
as a near last resort, you can also try a repair install and then rerun the updates.

there are so many things that can be the source of the problem, including the power supply...

[yayajohn]

ooo, yeah right didn't think of the pwr supply. Didn't see anything weird in the task manager, I will try the repair install option.

Thanks!

[JoPo]

Please, if you find the trouble, let us know what it was !

[yayajohn]

Solved! Problem turned out to be a Korg Nanopad hanging up the system. Latest driver, i'll just have to leave it unplugged i guess.

[garyb]