Dwwin.exe Initialization failed, etc.

This relatively minor problem has been around for a long time. Most of the
fixes suggest disabling Dr Watson reporting and logging functions which is
what dwwin is trying to do.

I get this message on shutdown but, at least on my machine, it is a symptom
of another problem. Dr Watson is trying to perform its function but is
unable to initialize because the machine is shutting down. I am running
WinXP, SP2 and have about 10 icons in the Notification Area of the Task Bar.
Some, like the Google Desktop Search run relatively little. Others like
Ad-Watch Monitoring run quite a lot. Disabling ANY one of the relatively
active items allows shut down without display of the Dwwin.exe error. The
root problem seems to be in the WinXP shutdown routine. Too many tasks
which take too long to shut down triggers Dr. Watson.

I'd be interested in hearing if anyone else has seen similar behavior.
__________________________________________________________________ Rudy
Hanau ICQ#: 13816052 Current ICQ status: + More ways to contact me
__________________________________________________________________

Others have found that to be an app running unnecessarily in the background, (for a game in that case) that runs from the startup
area.

Go to Start/Run, and type MSCONFIG then look at the STARTUP TAB, to uncheck unwanted, checked items

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FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"RudyK2evy" <rudyk2evy@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%230LSDZjAFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> This relatively minor problem has been around for a long time. Most of the fixes suggest disabling Dr Watson reporting and
> logging functions which is what dwwin is trying to do.
>
> I get this message on shutdown but, at least on my machine, it is a symptom of another problem. Dr Watson is trying to perform
> its function but is unable to initialize because the machine is shutting down. I am running WinXP, SP2 and have about 10 icons in
> the Notification Area of the Task Bar. Some, like the Google Desktop Search run relatively little. Others like Ad-Watch
> Monitoring run quite a lot. Disabling ANY one of the relatively active items allows shut down without display of the Dwwin.exe
> error. The root problem seems to be in the WinXP shutdown routine. Too many tasks which take too long to shut down triggers Dr.
> Watson.
>
> I'd be interested in hearing if anyone else has seen similar behavior.
> __________________________________________________________________ Rudy Hanau ICQ#: 13816052 Current ICQ status: + More ways to
> contact me __________________________________________________________________
>

Yes, Mark it's true that others have identified a task which can be shut
down to eliminate the Dwwin pop-up but some report Logitech tasks and
others report something else. Meanwhile that same task shuts down fine on
most machines. I guess the question I'm asking is why a particular task on
a particular machine? Is it related to the number of tasks needing to be
shut down? Is it related to the order in which the tasks are shut down? I
know which task to shut down manually on my machine in order to get a clean
shut down from Windows but I'd rather know more about the Windows shut-down
routine in order to understand what is really going on.

"Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OawvjvnAFHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Others have found that to be an app running unnecessarily in the
> background, (for a game in that case) that runs from the startup area.
>
> Go to Start/Run, and type MSCONFIG then look at the STARTUP TAB, to
> uncheck unwanted, checked items
>
> --
>
> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
> marfers notes for windows xp
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
> .
> "RudyK2evy" <rudyk2evy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%230LSDZjAFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> This relatively minor problem has been around for a long time. Most of
>> the fixes suggest disabling Dr Watson reporting and logging functions
>> which is what dwwin is trying to do.
>>
>> I get this message on shutdown but, at least on my machine, it is a
>> symptom of another problem. Dr Watson is trying to perform its function
>> but is unable to initialize because the machine is shutting down. I am
>> running WinXP, SP2 and have about 10 icons in the Notification Area of
>> the Task Bar. Some, like the Google Desktop Search run relatively little.
>> Others like Ad-Watch Monitoring run quite a lot. Disabling ANY one of
>> the relatively active items allows shut down without display of the
>> Dwwin.exe error. The root problem seems to be in the WinXP shutdown
>> routine. Too many tasks which take too long to shut down triggers Dr.
>> Watson.
>>
>> I'd be interested in hearing if anyone else has seen similar behavior.
>> __________________________________________________________________ Rudy
>> Hanau ICQ#: 13816052 Current ICQ status: + More ways to contact me
>> __________________________________________________________________
>>
>
>

A shutdown troubleshooter http://aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm

--

Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
..
"RudyK2evy" <rudyk2evy@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23dMCuduAFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Yes, Mark it's true that others have identified a task which can be shut down to eliminate the Dwwin pop-up but some report
> Logitech tasks and others report something else. Meanwhile that same task shuts down fine on most machines. I guess the question
> I'm asking is why a particular task on a particular machine? Is it related to the number of tasks needing to be shut down? Is it
> related to the order in which the tasks are shut down? I know which task to shut down manually on my machine in order to get a
> clean shut down from Windows but I'd rather know more about the Windows shut-down routine in order to understand what is really
> going on.
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvpREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OawvjvnAFHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Others have found that to be an app running unnecessarily in the background, (for a game in that case) that runs from the startup
>> area.
>>
>> Go to Start/Run, and type MSCONFIG then look at the STARTUP TAB, to uncheck unwanted, checked items
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
>> FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
>> marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
>> .
>> "RudyK2evy" <rudyk2evy@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%230LSDZjAFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> This relatively minor problem has been around for a long time. Most of the fixes suggest disabling Dr Watson reporting and
>>> logging functions which is what dwwin is trying to do.
>>>
>>> I get this message on shutdown but, at least on my machine, it is a symptom of another problem. Dr Watson is trying to perform
>>> its function but is unable to initialize because the machine is shutting down. I am running WinXP, SP2 and have about 10 icons
>>> in the Notification Area of the Task Bar. Some, like the Google Desktop Search run relatively little. Others like Ad-Watch
>>> Monitoring run quite a lot. Disabling ANY one of the relatively active items allows shut down without display of the Dwwin.exe
>>> error. The root problem seems to be in the WinXP shutdown routine. Too many tasks which take too long to shut down triggers
>>> Dr. Watson.
>>>
>>> I'd be interested in hearing if anyone else has seen similar behavior.
>>> __________________________________________________________________ Rudy Hanau ICQ#: 13816052 Current ICQ status: + More ways to
>>> contact me __________________________________________________________________
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Question for Rudy...

Do you have a Gravix Terminator Joystick installed? (Gravis "Experience"
Game Control?)

- Brent

If it's of any use, I've just started getting this problem
since I installed the drivers for the Linksys Wireless-G USB Network
Adaptor (and configured the Wireless-G Broadband Router), and disabled
my Ethernet card which is no longer used for BB connection.

So I'm guessing one of these actions has caused the problem.

Thanks for the feedback. However, this can be cause by many things. More
info here:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

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Happy Mardi Gras,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"ajg_xch" <alan.gooch@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:1107854892.320376.240950@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> If it's of any use, I've just started getting this problem
> since I installed the drivers for the Linksys Wireless-G USB Network
> Adaptor (and configured the Wireless-G Broadband Router), and disabled
> my Ethernet card which is no longer used for BB connection.
>
> So I'm guessing one of these actions has caused the problem.
>