[Jakeybobb]

Hi, I'm not sure if this is in the right place or not but..
I seem to be having two problems with my pc lately:
1. It never shuts down, just stays on shut-down screen forever..
2. Crashing at least once a day. All sound from my speakers stops about 5 seconds before it crashes. When it does crash it restarts itself...

I have run AVG many a times since this started and it's not finding anything...
Some help asap would be great!
Cheers..
Jake

[blues_harp28]

Hi and welcome.
A system not shutting down can be caused by many things>program and drivers etc sticking at shut down.
Check suggestions here.
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

http://www.theeldergeek.com/shutdown_issues_in_xp.htm

What Spyware programs do you have installed?
D/load>check for updates>scan with..
http://www.superantispyware.com
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Let us know the system you are using.
Make>model>hard drive size>installed Ram etc.

[Jakeybobb]

Here's the extra info:
> I have Windows XP
> My hard drive is 55Gb
> I have 1Gb RAM
At the moment i only have avg and Ad-Aware installed

[blues_harp28]

Hi d/load and run SuperAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes.

Problems with shutdown on a Pc can be numerous>check lnks above.
There are many things to check>let us know if any of the suggestions help.

Also do some Pc maintenance.
http://computercleanup.blogspot.com/
List includes..
Scan For Viruses.
Scan for Spyware.
Microsoft updates.
-----------------------------------
Disk Cleanup.
Check Hard Drive for Errors.
Defragment Your Hard Drive.
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Registry Cleanup is in their list but
Cleaning the registry may cause you more problem than you started with..
so it would be best to skip that one.

[Jakeybobb]

Will do, Cheers for the quick reply and help. Just backing up my files to download the xp service pack 3. Once I've done that I'll d/load SuperAntispyware and MalwareBytes.
Thanks again!

[blues_harp28]

Ok let us know if any of the above helps.

[baladio]

Maybe you could tell us what you're doing at the time of crashing, e.g. playing 3D games, browsing the internet with flash apps open, listening to music, etc.

[thompsonjemss]

Hi d/load and run SuperAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes.

Problems with shutdown on a Pc can be numerous>check lnks above.
There are many things to check>let us know if any of the suggestions help.

Also do some Pc maintenance.
http://www.corvalent.com/02c_embedded_systems.shtml