Try alt-e to end task when it seems to hang. I've seen this on and off
with Outlook Express running.
David said the following on 7/3/2008 1:32 PM:
On one of my computers I am running Win XP Pro sp3, and have office 2002
installed. Also, running Spybot S&D, and Avast antivirus.
When I go to the start menu, choose 'close down the system', and then
choose 'restart your system', normally, the system would close down, and
restart. But, if it so happens, that Outlook Express is running, when
trying to restart my computer, I get the trouble.
First, I get a window enttitled 'mci handling window', and the system
apparently waits for me to do something. The arrow keys, the tab key,
the mousekeys, they all seem to have no effect. All that window shows
(or, all that WE wants to tell me, from that window), is the title line.
If now, I press ALT-F4, I am taken back to outllook express.
Well, let's try again!. Press start choose 'close down' \ 'restart'.
This time, the computer ends up in a window, with the same behavior as
above mentioned,but with the title 'directwndlisten', or something close
to that. All I can do, is to press ALT-F4, and try to restart my
computer once again.
The third try of restarting my computer, works as expected. If I -
before attempting to restart - make sure OE is closed, the restarting
process works just fine.
I tried the new Virtual Window script, on the two trouble-causing
windows, but can't seem to get any info off these windows, at all.
Anyone had this problem, know what causes it, and/or knows a work around
/ fix?
Thanks,
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