I have a Sony VAIO and for the past three days, I have to click on 'start' then 'turn off computer' *twice* before it actually shuts down. The first time I do it there is a bit of noise from inside it, but nothing happens on screen. Why is this?
2007-03-23 14:49:39 · 4 answers · asked by Dunrobin 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
As everyone else is saying Windows might be having trouble shutting down your background tasks. How many tasks do you have running in the background? Use the task manager tool (ctrl-alt-del) and figure this out. Usually a computer that has 4 or 5 programs running (like MSN, Anti Virus software etc) in the task bar will run approximately 30-40 tasks in the background. Any more than that and you may have a virus or spyware problem. Try scanning you computer with AVG Anti-Virus, Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware to remove any problems you may be having (all free for download).
AVG generally picks up twice the viruses that Norton or McAffe pick up so if you have either of these AntiVirus programs running I suggest disabling them while you run AVG. Also, they are memory and task hogs, AVG is a free program that comes highly recommended (well over both Norton and McAffe).
2007-03-23 15:47:32 · answer #1 · answered by Katie F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try holding down the start button for 5-6 seconds. That forces a shut down. Windows may be having a problem ending tasks due to a recent application being installed or updated. Try doing a system restore to a past good point. Norton AV/Internet Security will cause problems like that once in awhile. Try disabling your AV and shutting the system down.
2007-03-23 22:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's likely that Windows is trying to close all background processes before shutting down the system. You can eliminate some of the processes as they're not really needed. Have a look at these pages:
http://www.pc-tweaks.com/slow-bootup-increase-bootup-speed-by-40-60/
http://windowsmonitor.blogspot.com/2007/03/tips-to-improve-windows-xp-performance.html
http://techmecanism.googlepages.com/xptweak
2007-03-23 22:00:35 · answer #3 · answered by David B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have windows XP try restoring it to before the problem started. It maybe just some software clitch.
2007-03-23 22:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by martywdx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋