WIndows XP / 64-bit AMD Shutdown hangs - Process Monitor?

Question

I have Windows XP, Media Center Edition

single 64-bit AMD proc
1.5GB RAM

When I shut down, it often hangs as if there are 1 or more processes that won't shut down or are maybe conflicting w/ one another, preventing my machine for properly shutting down.

I don't really know if this is really what's happening but I was wondering if there is some sort of monitoring tool that I could use to see if this is the problem. Or are there any other suggestions to see what's going on?

Answer 1

Try manually closing programs and then try shutting down...if it shuts down quickly, you know which program was causing the problem.