Microsoft Windows XP FAQ (2):

Windows XP Shutdown and restart problems

Windows XP Shutdown Troubleshooter
By James A. Eshelman

Computer Hangs During Shutdown or Displays a "Cannot Find Enough Free Resources" Error Message (Q314101)
You may experience any of the following symptoms:

If your floppy disk drive is not present in My Computer, the Standard Floppy Disk Controller device in Device Manager may display the following error status:

This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)

The following STOP error message may appear when you shut down from Safe mode:
STOP 0x0000009F Driver_Power_State_Failure...

Improper Shutdown May Affect System Restore (Q283096)
When you use System Restore to perform a restoration to your system, System Restore may not restore all files as expected. You may also receive the following error message when you restart the computer after the restore process: System Restore Restoration Incomplete Your computer cannot be restored to: Date Restore Point Name This restoration is incomplete. It was interrupted by an improper shutdown. You should undo this restore or choose another restore point. To choose another restore point, restart System Restore.

Windows XP Stops Responding (Hangs) During Windows Shutdown (Q307274)
When you shut down your computer, Microsoft Windows XP may stop responding (hang) while the following message is displayed:
Saving your settings.
When this occurs, you may be able to move the mouse pointer, but when you press CTRL+ALT+DEL, nothing happens. This issue may occur only occasionally...

HOW TO: Increase Windows XP Shutdown Time So That Processes Can Quit Properly (Q305788)
SUMMARY
When Windows shuts down, each running process is given 20 seconds to perform cleanup work by default. If a process does not respond within this time-out period, Windows displays the " Wait, End Task, or Cancel " dialog box for the process, which prompts you to wait for another 20 seconds, stop the process, or cancel the shutdown process...

Computer Stops Responding with a Black Screen When You Start Windows (Q314503)
When you attempt to start Windows XP, the computer may appear to stop responding (hang) with an empty, black screen immediately after the power-on self test (POST) is complete and before the Windows logo normally appears on the screen...

Windows XP Does Not Start on a Computer That Is Configured for Dual Booting (Q315233)
When you attempt to start Windows XP in a dual-boot configuration, you may get the following error message: Windows XP could not start because the following files were missing or corrupted: WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM NTLDR MISSING You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows setup from original floppies or boot from CD-ROM. Select 'r' at first screen to repair ...

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