constant disk activity on shutdown

Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...2&Product=winxp

How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...5&Product=winxp

Also, install the following:

User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...&displaylang=en

What's User Profile Hive Cleanup Service (UPHClean)?
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article...ArticleID=42257

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Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/sec...sxp/choose.mspx

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"Beemer Biker" wrote:

| Not sure which microsoft NG to post this to but maybe someone can point me
| to the right place.
|
| We have 5 systems, all raid 5 with three scsi disks running XP-PRO, all with
| latest antivirus and updates but not including SP2. None on the internet.
| One system takes 10 minutes to shutdown and the 3 drive lights are
| constantly flashing and you can hear the disk churning. All systems have
| identical software AFAICT. I dont see anything unusual in the event viewer,
| no hard drive errors, etc. I tried deleting a bunch of tasks but it didnt
| make difference. Could not delete all tasks however. I tried leaving the
| task manager up but it disappears immediately. At the point that the system
| normaly would shut down, the screen goes to a blue raster with the mouse
| pointer as the only object shown and then the disks grind for 8-10 minutes
| before the system finally shuts off.

Not sure which microsoft NG to post this to but maybe someone can point me
to the right place.

We have 5 systems, all raid 5 with three scsi disks running XP-PRO, all with
latest antivirus and updates but not including SP2. None on the internet.
One system takes 10 minutes to shutdown and the 3 drive lights are
constantly flashing and you can hear the disk churning. All systems have
identical software AFAICT. I dont see anything unusual in the event viewer,
no hard drive errors, etc. I tried deleting a bunch of tasks but it didnt
make difference. Could not delete all tasks however. I tried leaving the
task manager up but it disappears immediately. At the point that the system
normaly would shut down, the screen goes to a blue raster with the mouse
pointer as the only object shown and then the disks grind for 8-10 minutes
before the system finally shuts off.

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