Windows shutdown driver hang

[RYERSONG]

I know this answer must be somewhere in the list, but cant seem to find it.

When I try to use Windows auto shutdown -- I'm a forgetful old geezer   -- XP Pro hangs with a message saying that the MACH3 driver is holding things up.  Is there a way around this or do I need to tie a string around my finger.....

Thanks

[Hood]

You need to close Mach first before you can shut down windows.
Hood

[ERP]

FWIW Even after exiting Mach, I commonly (maybe 1 in 4) can't shutdown XP because of some driver preventing a shutdown, end up having to hold the power switch down.
I've always assumed it's the mach driver, but I haven't verified.

[RYERSONG]

I get a specific message from Windows XP pro when I try to enter standby to the effect that  "The driver from MACH3 is preventing standby" etc and saying the MACH 3 should be closed and try again.  So my assumption is that it's the same situation with your full shutdown/hang  -- which I also experience.  I am fortunate in that my machine was rebuilt from scratch before I loaded MACH3 a few weeks ago and I have few other programs on the machine -- but the problem existed when the machine was almost totally free of any other software.  Otherwise it could become a fingerpointing exercise on a fully loaded machine.

I suspect that this is easy to fix, but that the MACH3 team is doing much more productive work making their outstanding product even better.  I really can't complain, but maybe it will get fixed somewhere down the road.    As Hood said, ' just close MACH3 (like we should) before shutting down'.

[ERP]

There is nothing else on my machine except Mac, which is why I always assumed it was the mach driver.
I built the machine installed XP Pro, installed Mach and put it in the garage.
Not a big deal just a reference point.

[Hood]

I dont think it is likely to get fixed as I suspect it cant be. The Mach driver is not like a normal Windows driver, from my understanding it basically tells Windows what to do rather than the other way around
Simple answer, shut Mach down before you shut the computer down or put in standby.
Hood