Windows shut down time

Whenever I try to restart/shut down my computer it takes up to 2 minutes to
shut down/restart. On the "turn off computer" screen it'll stay there for 2
minutes and then it will shut down/restart. Can anyone help me with this
problem?
Thank You =)

Hi,

Look at the running processes and programs using Task Manager, try manually
closing them before invoking shutdown to see if you can isolate which is
causing the delay.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"nismokure" <nismokure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Whenever I try to restart/shut down my computer it takes up to 2 minutes
> to
> shut down/restart. On the "turn off computer" screen it'll stay there for
> 2
> minutes and then it will shut down/restart. Can anyone help me with this
> problem?
> Thank You =)

First step would be to use Task Manager as Rick adviced, this helps to
identify the "application" which is causing this problem. Additionally, see
if Logoff also takes the same delay. If shutdown is only causing the delay
(but logoff is fast), this might be due to a Service also. For additional
help on Shutdown issues in XP, see section "SHUTDOWN WORKS, BUT IT'S REAL
SLOW" at Jim's "Windows XP Shutdown Troubleshooter" page:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

Additional Tools / Methods:

Sysinternals Freeware - Process Explorer:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/f...e/procexp.shtml

Manage the startup applications using Autoruns utility:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/f.../autoruns.shtml

List all processes and their Command-line parameters:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/listproc.htm

How do I view the error messages registered in Event Log?
http://www.winxptutor.com/eventlog.htm

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"nismokure" <nismokure@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Whenever I try to restart/shut down my computer it takes up to 2 minutes to
shut down/restart. On the "turn off computer" screen it'll stay there for 2
minutes and then it will shut down/restart. Can anyone help me with this
problem?
Thank You =)