XP Hangs on saving settings whilst shutting down

[Paul]

My system seems to hang every time when I am trying to
close down and does it at the 'saving settings' window.
I am using XP with the latest service pack and all the
security updates.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

My system seems to hang every time when I am trying to
close down and does it at the 'saving settings' window.
I am using XP with the latest service pack and all the
security updates.

Start here: "Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in
Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308029).