[Dx4win] DX4WIN and WinXP problem?

[Richard Eckman]

Barry wrote:

> I recently upgraded computers, which included a change from Win98 to 
> WinXP (Home).
> I am having a problem with WinXP shutdown, where the system hangs 
> at the "Windows shutting down" screen, and I have to unplug the 
> computer to actually power down. It happens intermittently, and I'm 
> trying to figure out which app. may be causing the problem.
> While I'm not certain, I believe it only happens when I've had DX4WIN 
> running prior to shutdown. Has anyone else had similar trouble?

This sounds a lot like the known XP shutdown problem. See the following
URL for more information:

http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307274

There is a download available from Microsoft that will fix the problem.
I was encountering this issue occasionally and the download fixed it.

Regards,

Richard Eckman KO4MR
Hampton, VA