# Help: My pc wont shut down.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-pc-wont-shut-down/62665>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 20, 2001, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-pc-wont-shut-down/62665 "2001-04-20T12:34:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nikjohns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@nikjohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikjohns)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2001, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-pc-wont-shut-down/62665/21 "2001-04-22T13:26:15Z")

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> \*Originally posted by RealityChuck \*  
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> Uh, the Digital Duo (and other computer experts) have called this suggestion one of the top ten signs you’re getting lousy computer support. \*\*

please please please please please please do you have an online link to this?  
If “reformat your PC” isn’t on there, I will, er, be upset.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2001, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-pc-wont-shut-down/62665/22 "2001-04-22T15:01:16Z")

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[http://www.DigitalDuo.com/](http://www.DigitalDuo.com/)

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**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2001, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-pc-wont-shut-down/62665/23 "2001-04-22T23:18:06Z")

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I think you might have something running that is not supposed to be run. Not necessarily a virus, but some leftover program. Netscape is notorious for being leftover in memory after the user exits the program. I suggrest that you get PRCView. This little program details all processes and programs running on your computer, including those that don’t show up on the CTRLALTDEL Window. If a non-MS program is running in the background, it is more likely that that is the culprit.

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**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2001, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-pc-wont-shut-down/62665/24 "2001-04-22T23:40:19Z")

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Thanks for the interesting info in this thread, guys. I also occasionally have this problem (running ME) and thought it might be related to Norton’s Utilities running in the background. Interesting that **capacitor** mentions Nutscape - I do run 4.7 occasionally…maybe that is it. Going to check this out. Cheers !

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