Computer wont shutdown

Cow_160483 · Nov 20, 2009, 05:38 AM

Hay guys a friend of mine asked me to help him with his computer its an I7 920 machine and its almost brand new only two or three month old.

Here is the problem he is having whenever he turns off the computer it goes to the shutting down screen and stays there forever and never shuts off until he presses the power button does anyone know what the problem could be coz am stumped

He is running vista home basic, if there is any other info that you would like to know please let me know and I will try to get it.

Dark Lord · Nov 20, 2009, 06:37 AM

i had a similar issue on my xp machine about a month ago. it took about 10 mins to shut down, and appeared to just freeze on the shut down screen. dont know if its the same issue or not...

check the event viewer for errors. something about a connection dropping to a server...i dont have the logs anymore, and im just going off memory.

for whatever reason, the files that dial into microsofts servers to check for updates had gone corrupt. it was hanging while the system was trying to shut down, which made for a very long shut down.

Cow_160483 · Nov 20, 2009, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord

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for whatever reason, the files that dial into microsofts servers to check for updates had gone corrupt. it was hanging while the system was trying to shut down, which made for a very long shut down.

That is the exact problem, he is one of those people that believes that he has to update everything to the latest version and was having problems updating from the microsoft recently

how do i fix it ??

PS: on his machine it will not turnoff at all even if you leave it overnight

Dark Lord · Nov 20, 2009, 07:10 AM

excellent question.... its going to take me awhile to find the answer to this one again.

actually, that was pretty easy.

http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-xp...c-updates.html

again, that was for xp. i have no idea if this will work on vista.

Cow_160483 · Nov 20, 2009, 07:44 AM

thanks a lot dark lord will give it a try and reply if it was successful

Dark Lord · Nov 24, 2009, 07:47 PM

so, any luck with this?

Cow_160483 · Nov 27, 2009, 01:50 PM

Well i tried that fix and still waiting for him to give me feedback but so far the problem has not occurred again so it looks like its solved thanks a lot Dark Lord

DJ BIG T · Nov 27, 2009, 02:05 PM

GOT COW? lol

Nov 20, 2009, 05:38 AM	#1
Cow_160483 HH's only cow moooooo... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOTSWANA Posts: 6,813 Rep Power: 300 System Specs	Computer wont shutdown Hay guys a friend of mine asked me to help him with his computer its an I7 920 machine and its almost brand new only two or three month old. Here is the problem he is having whenever he turns off the computer it goes to the shutting down screen and stays there forever and never shuts off until he presses the power button does anyone know what the problem could be coz am stumped He is running vista home basic, if there is any other info that you would like to know please let me know and I will try to get it. __________________ Decode! Muhahahahah!

Nov 20, 2009, 06:37 AM	#2
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	Re: Computer wont shutdown i had a similar issue on my xp machine about a month ago. it took about 10 mins to shut down, and appeared to just freeze on the shut down screen. dont know if its the same issue or not... check the event viewer for errors. something about a connection dropping to a server...i dont have the logs anymore, and im just going off memory. for whatever reason, the files that dial into microsofts servers to check for updates had gone corrupt. it was hanging while the system was trying to shut down, which made for a very long shut down. __________________

Nov 20, 2009, 07:10 AM	#4
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	Re: Computer wont shutdown excellent question.... its going to take me awhile to find the answer to this one again. actually, that was pretty easy. http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-xp...c-updates.html again, that was for xp. i have no idea if this will work on vista. __________________

Nov 20, 2009, 07:44 AM	Thread Starter #5
Cow_160483 HH's only cow moooooo... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOTSWANA Posts: 6,813 Rep Power: 300 System Specs	Re: Computer wont shutdown thanks a lot dark lord will give it a try and reply if it was successful __________________ Decode! Muhahahahah!

Nov 24, 2009, 07:47 PM	#6
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	Re: Computer wont shutdown so, any luck with this? __________________

Nov 27, 2009, 01:50 PM	Thread Starter #7
Cow_160483 HH's only cow moooooo... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOTSWANA Posts: 6,813 Rep Power: 300 System Specs	Re: Computer wont shutdown Well i tried that fix and still waiting for him to give me feedback but so far the problem has not occurred again so it looks like its solved thanks a lot Dark Lord __________________ Decode! Muhahahahah!

Nov 27, 2009, 02:05 PM	#8
DJ BIG T DH FaN BoY Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 930 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Re: Computer wont shutdown GOT COW? lol __________________