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