[ShowMe]

I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop, purchased July '09 with Vista. I like the computer a lot and it works well. From the very beginning, however, sometimes after shutting down, the light that indicates it is on / or charging, stays on. If I leave it alone, it will drain the battery. To shut it off, I must disconnect the battery and connect again. Next time I go to use the computer, a message appears that Vista shut down improperly, and I must hit <enter> and it boots up. Is this a known issue with Vista? Or a fluke in my system. Is there any way to correct this occasional shutdown problem? It usually shuts down just fine.

Thanks in advance.

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Make sure that there are no tasks scheduled to run or update at the time you're shutting down the computer.
What Anti-virus program do you have?

[Jacee]

Make sure that there are no tasks scheduled to run or update at the time you're shutting down the computer.
What Anti-virus program do you have?

[ShowMe]

Thank you for speedy response!

I have ESET Nod32, also run Malwarebytes, and SpywareBlaster. I doubt that this is malware related, since it has happened from the very beginning, like day 2 after I bought it. I am also very careful about shutting down. All programs are exited and I see no indications that updates are ready. This problem is intermittent and does not happen on every shutdown. I also carefully click the exit button.

[Jacee]

See if this tutorial helps your shutdown time http://www.vistax64....7-shutdown.html

[ShowMe]

Thanks, I will try that. Thanks a lot!