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390024	2005-09-22 02:52:00	Just recently, my computer has not been shutting down properly. It hangs at the screen where only the background colour is shown, without the icons or wallpaper, and never gets to the screen 'it is now safe to turn off your computer' (or something like that). I now have to switch off the power at the rear of the computer to power down, meaning you get the scandisk program kicking in on startup. The only change I have made recently that I am aware of is upgrading Zonealarm. Any thoughts on how to overcome this problem? Please don't suggest another operating system. I know Me sucks but I'm stuck with it. Cheers, Steve	user (1404)
390025	2005-09-22 04:24:00	Uninstall the ZA upgrade. Lots of people have been having issues with this update - especially Win ME people. You don't need to update a firewall really - only if you are using its anti-virus part and presonally I prefer another anti-virus not ZAs.	pctek (84)
390026	2005-09-22 22:08:00	Thanks. Rather than uninstall ZA, I restored the computer to a restore point before the upgrade, otherwise you can't download an old version of ZA from the site to reinstall. This gave problems with both AVG and ZA, neither of which would run. So restore back to original situation, to find both still did not work. Uninstalled ZA and reinstalled with the latest version, repaired AVG installation and it now seems to be working fine again, with the bonus of shutting down properly. Steve	user (1404)
390027	2005-09-22 23:23:00	www.oldversion.com help yourself to as many old versions as you like	drcspy (146)
390028	2005-09-23 00:44:00	www.oldversion.com help yourself to as many old versions as you like Darn, I have this bookmarked on my work computer but didn't think to use it. Never mind, the new version seems to not be interfering with the shutdown process now. Fingers crossed. Thanks for the help.	user (1404)
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