TimeTraveller - I also run W98SE, avast, and Spybot with TeaTimer… I have no problem with TeaTimer. :slight_smile:

Though turning off TeaTimer helped you somewhat, I don’t believe that is truely the problem. Perhaps for some reason you are running out of resources and turning off TeaTimer freed up enough resources for a proper shutdown. Maybe you could try TeaTimer again but stop some other process (or program) to see if you still get a proper shutdown.

But, I still think setupx.exe is where your problem is. Maybe that is where your resources are being lost. Read the below link and look for the indicated “running processes” on your computer.

http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/e/evil_x_2_0.asp

Starfighter - maybe he has not done a scan yet. I don’t remember reading that he has ???