Guest Paul Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 When I shut down my computer automatically by just pushing the on button to turn off I get a window that says MCCWSAWINDOW and it will sit like that forever if I let it. I have to click the ok button to close this window then my laptop turns off. What is the solution to getting rid of this window? AND, what is this window related to? -- pj
Guest Malke Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Re: mccwsawindow Paul wrote: > When I shut down my computer automatically by just pushing the on button > to turn off I get a window that says MCCWSAWINDOW and it will sit like > that forever if I let it. I have to click the ok button to close this > window then my laptop turns off. What is the solution to getting rid of > this window? AND, what is this window related to? A quick Google for "mccwsawindow" shows this is probably related to BT Broadband software. I doubt you need this software to connect to the Internet, but you can check with BT if that is indeed your ISP. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest Curt Christianson Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Re: mccwsawindow Hi Paul, In addition to Malke's always excellent advice, if you are truly shutting down Windows by simply hitting the "power" button, you are only asking for additional problems in the future. Always shutdown Windows via the Start button, and shut down menus. Windows XP, *if* you are using the NTFS file system is much more capable of handling your described means of shutting down the machine, than say a Windows 9x machine, but when you least expect it, it will come back to bite you. -- HTH, Curt http://dundats.mvps.org/ http://www.aumha.org/ http://dundats.mvps.org/AutoIt/default.aspx "Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:u6aCrhEOJHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Paul wrote: > >> When I shut down my computer automatically by just pushing the on button >> to turn off I get a window that says MCCWSAWINDOW and it will sit like >> that forever if I let it. I have to click the ok button to close this >> window then my laptop turns off. What is the solution to getting rid of >> this window? AND, what is this window related to? > > A quick Google for "mccwsawindow" shows this is probably related to BT > Broadband software. > > I doubt you need this software to connect to the Internet, but you can > check > with BT if that is indeed your ISP. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ >
Guest Ray Parrish Posted October 27, 2008 Posted October 27, 2008 Re: mccwsawindow You're not supposed to shut your computer off with the power button... you can hose your system doing that. Try going to Start, Turn off Computer instead and see if things improve. Later, Ray Parrish Paul wrote: > When I shut down my computer automatically by just pushing the on button to > turn off I get a window that says MCCWSAWINDOW and it will sit like that > forever if I let it. I have to click the ok button to close this window then > my laptop turns off. What is the solution to getting rid of this window? AND, > what is this window related to? -- http://www.rayslinks.com/ Web index of human reviewed links. <http://www.rayslinks.com/Troubleshooting%20and%20fixing%20Windows.html> Trouble shooting and Fixing Windows http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com My poetry in web pages
Guest Bob I Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: mccwsawindow Please be aware that the power button is actually monitored by Windows and you may elect to have Windows perform one of several options, including Shutdown when you press it. Please see Control Panel, Power Options, Advanced. Ray Parrish wrote: > You're not supposed to shut your computer off with the power button... > you can hose your system doing that. Try going to Start, Turn off > Computer instead and see if things improve. > > Later, Ray Parrish > > Paul wrote: > >> When I shut down my computer automatically by just pushing the on >> button to turn off I get a window that says MCCWSAWINDOW and it will >> sit like that forever if I let it. I have to click the ok button to >> close this window then my laptop turns off. What is the solution to >> getting rid of this window? AND, what is this window related to? > >
Guest Bob I Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: mccwsawindow Please be aware that the power button is actually monitored by Windows and you may elect to have Windows perform one of several options, including Shutdown when you press it. Please see Control Panel, Power Options, Advanced. Curt Christianson wrote: > Hi Paul, > > In addition to Malke's always excellent advice, if you are truly shutting > down Windows by simply hitting the "power" button, you are only asking for > additional problems in the future. Always shutdown Windows via the Start > button, and shut down menus. > > Windows XP, *if* you are using the NTFS file system is much more capable of > handling your described means of shutting down the machine, than say a > Windows 9x machine, but when you least expect it, it will come back to bite > you.
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