Re: Shutdown programe.

de Al Klein 06/06/2006 04:57

On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 21:37:23 +0100, bassbag
<bassbag@bodybags.dragon.wales> wrote:

>Thanks for that information ... i didnt know that.Sometimes when i click
>shutdown i get the computer hanging , presumably from one stubborn
>programe or other that still may be writing to disk .I thought that a
>programe that would enable me to click shutdown ,which would then shut
>down each of my running apps at a determined set time might be
>helpful.Rather like a startup delayer only in reverse.

If you force shutdown a program when it's already been asked if it can
be shut down and said no, you run the risk of damaging data files.
Give the program a reasonable time to shut down (like 60 seconds with
no disk activity). You can always force it off with Task Manager.
(BTW, never believe, when you see "Program Not Responding", that the
program has died - it may have, or it could be running and just not
responding until it finishes what it's doing.)