Crisp David R DLVA wrote: > I have a similar problem, since I have sounds in my shutdown items > folder > under Classic. I put them there as a audio reminder that I'm quitting > for the day. Anyway, iTunes comes up to play the sound, then OS X > comes > up and says it can't Shut Down because iTunes is running. If you have the inclination, use UltraRecorder to convert the aiff of the shutdown sound to a self-playing aiff (if memory serves). I think even the demo will do this. Then iTunes won't have to launch to play it, and logout/shutdown will be peachy. Karen