Anyone solved the "won't shutdown" problem?

one of the OS updates tried to fix it a while back, but like many my computer still won't shutdown. this has happened ever since i upgraded to leopard and installed my time capsule (not sure if time capsule is part of the problem). even when my computer does shutdown it hangs for a long time before doing so - most of the time it never shuts down (i get the white spinning disc for a while then it finally disappears but no shutdown). i am seriously thinking about rolling back my OS to tiger. doing a hard shutdown time after time i'm sure is not doing my HD any favors.

Try logging out before shutting down. Logging out clears out your ram. Shut downs should be instant. Your computer may be getting hung up on something. This could be clearing the ram, emptying the cache if your browser is still open, writing some unsaved data to your hard disk, etc. It may be having a difficult time doing one of these standard tasks and therefore "forgets" to shut down. Logging out first will eliminate most of these, and will be much better on your computer. Also make sure you close any open applications before you shut down. The only apps you should have open are Finder and Backup. Google DT search (if you use it instead of spotlight) and other apps are okay as well, but can slow down your computer.

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