my pc sometimes refuse to turn off(WINXP PRO)why??

[Konami X68]

recently i've problems sometimes when im trying to turn off my damned pc(WINXP PRO)

when the message :''saving settings'' appear it will stay there forever

so i've to reset it using the reset button and with some luck it will finally be shutted down

why?

i've 2 HDDs,and i've not defragging them for over 6 months now

is that the reason??or what?

thanx

 

[Curtis]

Maybe. Also try reducing the amount of space that is used by the system restore thingy.

 

[Jaded God]

Yes, I too find that it takes forever for it to turn off... And I defrag sometimes too.

Mine usually turns off, and Im using WINXP Home not Pro.. But it will hang at Saving Settings... for some time.. A bit excessive.

:bs

 

[ExCyber]

You may have something running in the background that's misbehaving, and Windows is waiting for it to respond to the shutdown message.

 

[Konami X68]

ok i think i found the reason

i had a floppy left in my floppy driver

and i had forgotten there for days ://