Hangs on Shutdown

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A) If PC autoreboots as if the reset key was pressed,it probobly means that it is loosing contact with memory sims or dims. It may also mean that one of the cards plugged into the PC is loosing contact. Make sure the memory is plugged in right and all the way in. Same for your sound card, modem and NIC.
Also try unplugging the printer cable from the PC. I have seen a case where a one or more pins on a centronics parrallel cable were somehow in contact and caused an electrical short that would from time to time reboot the PC. Use trial and error to see what works.

B)To get rid of the hanging on shutdown,
0. Delete all files from your PC with the extentions *.tmp and files begining with ~*.*
1. start up the pc, DO NOT LOG IN, press escape instead.
2. Remove all items from the startup folder (temporarily).
3. Restart the PC. Login normally and do not let any applications start up automatically.
4. Restart again and rebuild your start up folder. the problem should be gone, temporarily at least.

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Thanks goes out to volovoy and to ASyscoKid they steered mein the correct direction on this one... And Although it says Answer rejected.. My initial rating was acceptable to both Volovoy and A Syscokid. Hopes you get awarded points as for some reason when I closed the question it rejected all answers.. even though Had rated them acceptable? davetr your response also helped but I had already eliminated most of those possibilities by reformatting at one time and rebuilding.. thanks again all