...can occur after doing some more clean up. Please follow the procedures in the links and instructions below:

Disk CleanUp
Click on Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Cleanup. When that loads, click on the "More Options" tab, then, in the "System Restore" section, click on the "Clean Up" button to remove all but the most recent restore point.

For Windows 2000/XP, ignore the first couple of sentences about checking "resources" in the link below but follow the rest of the procedures including the "Services" links at the bottom.

How To Shut Down Unnecessary Start Up Programs

How To Clean Unwanted Files From The Hard Drive

IF you've got SP2 installed on your XP and IF it's running fine, then the procedures in this link will help also:

Cleanup After SP2 Installation
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7265&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=


After following all the procedures above, run Error Checking/Chkdsk and Defrag to optimize the hard drive:

How To Run 'Error Checking/Chkdsk' On Win2000/XP
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Here's another link worth checking:

Shut Down Issues
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

HOpe this helps.

Grif