Shutting down!

eXz · 03-10-2007, 10:23 AM

Why won't my PC turn off?

I built my pc around 1 year ago, and as you mind find out it was my first home build :P

So lately, i've been having problems turning off my pc. I go to Start >> Turn off computer >> Turn off, and nothing happens. I wait for 20minutes waiting for it to shut down, and still nothing happens. I've been turning it off using the main power on button on the tower lately as i can't wait for it to turn off that long.

Any suggestions/ideas why?

thanks

_Icarus · 03-10-2007, 10:28 AM

Is your computer running slugishly, or is it only on shutdown? It could possibly be a spyware problem.

eXz · 03-10-2007, 10:36 AM

No, not running slugish. The only thing that seems wrong with it, is that it won't shut down :P

_Icarus · 03-10-2007, 10:39 AM

Try clearing the temporary directory. Sometimes a corrupted temporary directory can cause a slowdown in startup / shutdown times. To do this, use the Disk Cleanup utility.

03-10-2007, 10:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
eXz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Shutting down! Why won't my PC turn off? I built my pc around 1 year ago, and as you mind find out it was my first home build :P So lately, i've been having problems turning off my pc. I go to Start >> Turn off computer >> Turn off, and nothing happens. I wait for 20minutes waiting for it to shut down, and still nothing happens. I've been turning it off using the main power on button on the tower lately as i can't wait for it to turn off that long. Any suggestions/ideas why? thanks

03-10-2007, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
_Icarus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 198 OS: Windows XP Professional/Mac OSX	Is your computer running slugishly, or is it only on shutdown? It could possibly be a spyware problem.

03-10-2007, 10:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
eXz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	No, not running slugish. The only thing that seems wrong with it, is that it won't shut down :P

03-10-2007, 10:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
_Icarus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 198 OS: Windows XP Professional/Mac OSX	Try clearing the temporary directory. Sometimes a corrupted temporary directory can cause a slowdown in startup / shutdown times. To do this, use the Disk Cleanup utility.