This article is from the CD-Recordable FAQ, by Andy McFadden (fadden@fadden.com) with numerous contributions by others.
(2000/04/26)
This is a situation where recording discs proceeds without difficulty, but
the system hangs when you tell it to halt or restart. One possible culprit
is anti-virus software. Try disabling it and see if the problem goes away.
 
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