RE: "DWWin.exe failed" when shutting down

[Guest n.suhendi]

RE: "DWWin.exe failed" when shutting down

 

"tonpal" wrote:

> For no obvious reason, I started getting an error message when I shut down

> WinXP. The message is only on-screen for less than a second so I've been

> unable to catch it all, but (probably paraphrased) it says that "DWWin.exe

> failed to initialise because Windows is shutting down".

>

> It may be that this started after automated error reporting to MS when FS9,

> and later WinXP, said that they 'had to shut down' but I did not notice it as

> following immediately, nor did it immediately follow any installation or

> update.

>

> Part of me doesn't care because because other sites I've seen say this is

> benign but any error makes me wonder what is behind it and what it might be

> hiding. I am also afraid that some important error message may come up in the

> future and I will dismiss it thinking it is this one again. Besides, I've

> spent a load of money on this machine and I want it to work properly!

>

> Any suggestions how to clear this?

>

> Thanks

>

> tonpal