You must begin a long, arduous hunt...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=238096
Shutdown Problems
This article has a link in it to pages full of articles on shutdown
problems.
http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnse.php Shutdown problems, SE specific.
http://www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm Shutdown problems.
Definitely, try... "START, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button". Check
"Disable fast shutdown", if there. The item won't be there, if you have
downloaded a certain patch from Windows Update.

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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
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