More shutdown problems

[fishphone]

Quite often when I shut down XP I get a dialog stating that DEVLDR is still closing please wait,if you close now data may be lost blah blah....... Anyone know what the hell DEVLDR is please?

[DANIMAL]

probably means Device Loader.
I'd start by ridding your system of things running in the back ground go in to startup and remove the things you don't needing running until you use them.

or ctrl alt delete and end task on one then try shutting down until you find the program at fault.

[DANIMAL]

<a href="http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum3/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=38&t=000578" target="_blank">Read this too!</a>

[Toppro]

Read below, I think the same apllies to WinXP:

Windows 2000 Shutdown Process Stops and Error Message Refers to Devldr Program

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to shut down your computer and then restart it, an error message may report that the Devldr program is not responding. When you click End Now , the shutdown process may stop and the computer may stop responding.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur because the Creative Labs driver Devldr is not compatible with Windows 2000.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, remove the Devldr driver and then disable the Devldr service.

MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about this behavior, contact Creative Labs.

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

For information about how to contact Creative Labs, click the appropriate article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

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[fishphone]

Cannot find any reference to this Device Loader thingy.Anyone know how I can disable it or whatever to stop the devldr dialogs popping up during XP shutdown?