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It still shouldn't happen. If you don't need the apps, uninstall them.
It still shouldn't happen. If you don't need the apps, uninstall them.
Once upon-a-time, back when I was running 98SE, I had Norton/Symantec as my antivirus program. I could not shut that computer down if I didn't completely stop Norton from running.
Once I ended it, then and only then was I able to turn off my computer.
Some programs don't get the hint that you really do want to close up shop for the night.
You are right about some programs not taking the "hint". Something (I don't pay much attention) on one of my wife's PC's keeps it from shutting down from time to time and she's got nothing at all unusual loaded on her very vanilla installation of XP.
Norton is VERY well behaved nowadays. The last two versions have seen some huge improvements in it's installation time and behavior. I have no qualms about recommending either NIS or NAV to anyone running Windows. Even the mainstream rags have come to recognize the improvements and now give it high marks.
I have now solved everything myself, but thank you all for the help. I just uninstalled my finger protecetion, and followed a microsoft guide to automatic login without bugs.
When you shut down Windows it tells all the running applications to close and they should shut themselves down gracefully and cleanly. If they don't, Windows has to try and force them to close. That's when you get what Norton used to do, with the Ending Task message dialogue.
I used to use Norton (before I saw sense!) many moons ago and had the same issue.
Norton's products are vastly superior to their earlier incarnations. Now it makes sense to use one of their virus products, rather than to avoid them, unless one prefers to pay ZERO for a virus program and go with Avast or other freebie. Your failure to recognize the current versions of Norton A/V products for their superiority over earlier versions leads to comments of ignorance such as you just uttered. Don't believe me? Go do your research.