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The Munster

01-01-07, 04:29 PM

Hi, hope somebody can help me with this .. I can't shut down my Computer unless I use the button on the box. When I try using the on-screen, I get the following message..

Copying ...
Windows is currently working with a file. Either wait for Windows to finish, or close it before you quit Windows

Well, I don't have anything active and I've brought up Windows Task Manager and nothing so I don't understand it and it's driving me :damn: ! Is there a simple solution to this as I don't want to keep turning the box of tricks off by the button all the time !

nightdagger

01-01-07, 05:01 PM

I'm guessing you may have a backup program that's using the HDD and preventing it that way. Just a guess, though. I've never had that problem.

ASWnut101

01-01-07, 05:09 PM

go under processes (the one that shows the exe.'s) and show me some of the odd looking ones....(like EXPLORE.exe [default is EXPLORER.exe, notice the 'r' is gone)

You may have a virus...

go to the microsoft help site and type in the as much of the message as you can in the advanced search....

The Munster

01-01-07, 05:19 PM

It's okay, solved problem by system restore method but thanks for replying Guy's :up:

Linton

01-01-07, 07:47 PM

d@rk51d3

01-01-07, 09:29 PM

I had a problem where the computer would lock in the shutdown process.You could leave it an hour and it would still be stuck.I never did solve it-I just swapped it with a new one from the manufacturer.

I had the same problem. But it seemed to fix up after a couple of spyware / virus sweeps.

Linton

01-02-07, 05:21 AM

I dont think it was infected as it was new out of the box and I had never used it on the internet.