Applications getting stuck during installation

There have been several applications which I have tried to install where the installer just got stuck. This includes Windows Live Messenger which dies when using the defaults (installs more or less everything additional). Adobe Flash CS3 installer also froze my PC a few times and the application dies on startup. Dreamweaver doesn't close down properly, it always remains running as a process. Unless that process is killed, it will not become visible again. Windows also gets stuck during shutdown for some odd reason after already closing all running applications before doing the shutdown.

Thought of the day

At my work there is a sign on the office door to remind the last ones who leave to lock up. The sign says "Please close the door when leaving".

The new thought is a different wording "Please jam the door when leaving". Essentially this means that the lucky person who leaves first is outside the office, while the rest are stuck inside.