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There was a script running in the background that was trying to start an xcopy process...but the script was written without the /y variable to acknowledge the xcopy. &nbsp;Once added, everything is now fine.
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There was a script running in the background that was trying to start an xcopy process...but the script was written without the /y variable to acknowledge the xcopy.  Once added, everything is now fine.

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 We have several Microsoft XP PCs that are having issues when they are restarted. They are getting an End Now message regarding C:\\Windows\System32\cmd.e<wbr />xe Windows cannot end this program. It might still be in operation. If you click on End Now it can take several times of doing it to get it to finally close and restart. 
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 We have several Microsoft XP PCs that are having issues when they are restarted. They are getting an End Now message regarding C:\\Windows\System32\cmd.exe Windows cannot end this program. It might still be in operation. If you click on End Now it can take several times of doing it to get it to finally close and restart. 

Microsoft XP Restart Issue

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.