Cannot Shutdown

[SHRUDE]

I had the same problem , although start up was fine.. as the OP didnt mention , it was the ShutDown that took forever.

One thing i did was disable my net connection , before i tried to shut down.. and it got a little faster. so then i...

Also double check to see what spyware / virus software you have, and make sure it's updated.

I'd be doing that first.

I reccomend
Spyware Doctor
Spybot
AdAware
Windows Defender
Spyware Blocker (after your system is cleaned)

scan with EACH of those , while NOT connected to the net.
available here:
http://majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

I am pedantic and would reboot and scan with the same program again after the reboot , and and do the same with each scan.

apart from a bunch of uneccesary programs loading into your Systray, that just WONT shut down...

I bet thats your problem.



and you will not need to

try a backup and then just format

[limesqueezer]

Maybe the computer is in use, try to turn off updates or any other program that is running.