Not Responding after I shut down

Simpatica44

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I just bought a new Toshiba laptop with Vista Home Premium loaded from Best Buy. When I shut down the computer and then turn it on I can't get it to do anything. It won't open a desk-top icon or launch the internet. That little ball just keeps spinning forever. The only way I can get the laptop to work is to do a system restore which is irritating because it deletes anything I have been working on. Can anyone please help??? Super frustrated. Thank you.
 

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Hi Simpatica44 and welcome to Vista Forums :party:

Does it take ages to shut down, or do you have to force it to shut down by holding the power switch? Have you always had this problem, or did it only manifest itself after you had installed a particular program? If you had this problem from the onset then I would consider returning it. You certainly shouldn't have to keep using System Restore in order to get your laptop to work.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
    Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
    Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
    Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
    WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
    Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
    WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
    Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Hey Dwarf,
Thanks for your reply. Yes I have to hold down the power button to get it to turn off. Yes this problem has been present since I bought it 3 months ago.:(
Do you have any suggestions on how to fix? I didn't get the warranty at Best Buy so I'm on my own it seems.
 

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Hi Simpatica44, welcome to the board.

Here are a few thoughts came to mind.

First of all, updating your BIOS may help.

Next, anti virus programs such as Norton will cause this sort of problem. So may uninstall it to see if that's it.

Finally, you may try to manipulate the settings on battery and battery adopter, also
power options.

Wish I am more of help. Wish you luck and happy holidays.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
A three month old PC should still be under Manufacturer's warranty period. You should be able to get support from Toshiba's customers' service.

Some questions:
If you cannot start, how do you get to do System restore? (and repeated System
restores will not help).
Did you make back up DVD's as emphatically recommended before you started
computing? Or did your PC come with OS DVD's?
Are you up to date with updates?
Your trial anti-virus has expired by now. Did you ugrade?
Do you have anti virus at the moment?
Have you made any contact with Toshiba?

Now, some suggestions:

If you made back up DVD's or if PC came with DVD's, try system re-installation.
If it happens again then you might have recieved a badly installed system
to begin with in which case, you should call Toshiba.

However, difficulty in shutting down and re-starting suggests viral infection. Run
at least two different anti-virus. Start with windows defender (came factory
installed) and another (one that you pay for, like Norton, McAfee, AVG, etc.).
If you are on cable connection, most cable companies provide free on line Viral scan.
If you have one, run it. (run one after another...NOT all at once.)
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv7-1170us
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Compal
    Memory
    4.096
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    289.09 GB
    Keyboard
    IBM enhanced (101-or 102) keyboard
    Mouse
    Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    cable Wireless
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