Windows xp shutdown program not responding

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Joined Nov 30, Messages 1. I have searched and read through many posts here and other places and have not been able to find anything about this problem specifically. If I have missed a relevant post that you know of, please let me know. Here's the problem: Very frequently, though not always, when I try to shutdown or restart windows I get a series of "program not responding dialogs. Then I get two more "program not responding dialogs": "ctfmon. Or perhaps the problem is with McAfee Virus Scanner, since the first two program are associated with it.

Or maybe the problem has to do with something else entirely and these are just symptoms. Any advice on how to solve or troubleshoot this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Joined Nov 14, Messages Hey, no solution here, just some sympathy Hi I've had the same problem. Different programs hang in my case Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow..

I suggest moving the slider until you have just about 1GB MB or close to that Click OK.. Then Click OK again. It may be MUCH larger right now. If you had a LOT, this could take minutes or more. You can use an application that scans your system for log files and temporary files and use that to get rid of those:.

Ccleaner Free! Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used. Then you can determine what to do. After that - you will want to check for any physical errors and arrange everything for efficient access". This will help you make sure your update system is ready to do this for you. If asked, select "Run". Now that your system is generally free of malware assuming you have an AntiVirus application , you have cleaned up the 'extra applications' that might be running and taking up your valuable memory and processor, you have cleared out some valuable drive space and made sure there are no issues with the drive itself and your Windows Update components are updated and should be working in top shape - there is only one other thing you may wish to do:.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. I run only a few software applications as follows: - A I Roboform - Mr. Any help greatly appreciated. I attempted to uninstall the driver for the card and downloaded and attempted installed the updated driver files.

On both occasions it failed as it still displays the old driver version number. I will keep trying on the Dell site. On top of that, when I try to print off of Wordperfect, it will not print until I log off completely. If you have already done this step, well and good. Uninstall the drivers for the Wireless card My operating system is XP. Go into the "Control Panel", select "System" you may need to select "classic view" from the left-hand-side pane for it to appear , select the "Hardware" tab along the top, select "Device Manager".

The Device Manager should bring up a breakdown of your pc's hardware components. To uninstall the driver, double-click on that sub-branch, select the "Driver" tab along the top.

On that page select "Uninstall" and follow the prompts.