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Did you checked the event log of the local machine for errors?
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Did you checked the event log of the local machine for errors?

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I'll try the profile hive and get back to you.
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I'll try the profile hive and get back to you.

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Some of the machines I have added to my new domain refuse to shut down. This may happen once to one person and never again, or keep happening to the same person. It is random in who it hits, but it is always a Windows XP machine.<br />
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What happens is they will try to shut down or log off and the screen flickers ever so subtley like its going to, then nothing happens.
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Some of the machines I have added to my new domain refuse to shut down. This may happen once to one person and never again, or keep happening to the same person. It is random in who it hits, but it is always a Windows XP machine.

What happens is they will try to shut down or log off and the screen flickers ever so subtley like its going to, then nothing happens.

XP Won't Shut Down in Domain

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