Experience log off problems on Windows XP SP3

[riccifs]

Hi to everyone in the news group.
It's about a couple of weeks that my Event Viewer log report to me an
application type warning like that:

Windows cannot unload your classes registry file - it is still in use
by other applications or services. The file will be unloaded when it
is no longer in use.

Why?
I surfed the net looking for a reasonable solution and I found a
Microsoft help and support article that give a pretty good explanation
abut that.
Basically what the article said is to download and install "UPHClean".
What I have understood is that it'll be a service running in
background mode that should clean old registry keys and may be unload
third-party programs that don't want hang off by them self.

What I want to know is: Am I right? I mean, Am I pointing in the
"only" reasonable solution? or instead of install one more bloody
service I can fix the annoying problem in a different way?

Hope someone in this form had the same problem of me.
Thanks in advantage for the all help I hope to receive for someone in
the group.
Bye,
Stefano.

 

[Andrew E.]

Youre correct in saying that user profile utility would run in the
background,
however it doesnt use much of system resources..Maybe run the program
a time or two,then uninstall it,see if it at least gets youre pc headed in
the
right direction.Also,to end a proccess that "hangs" running,when it
should'nt,
go to run,type:regedit In regedit,expand:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\controlpanel\
desktop,L.click on AutoEndTasks,go to edit,modify,set to 1 From 0 Close out
regedit.Youre pc log-off & restart will be w/o problems,& much quicker.

 

[Stefano]

Youre correct in saying that user profile utility would run in the
background,
however it doesnt use much of system resources..Maybe run the program
a time or two,then uninstall it,see if it at least gets youre pc headed in
the
right direction.Also,to end a proccess that "hangs" running,when it
should'nt,
go to run,type:regedit In regedit,expand:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\controlpanel\
desktop,L.click on AutoEndTasks,go to edit,modify,set to 1 From 0 Close out
regedit.Youre pc log-off & restart will be w/o problems,& much quicker.

Hi Andrew,
thanks for your reply.

I'm quoting you:
start quote:
"Also,to end a proccess that "hangs" running,when it should'nt,
go to run,type:regedit In regedit,expand:HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\controlpanel\
desktop,L.click on AutoEndTasks,go to edit,modify,set to 1 From 0
Close out
regedit.Youre pc log-off & restart will be w/o problems,& much
quicker."
end quote

What you exactly mean?
Is that a sort of workaround to fix my issue or what else?

Bye,
Stefano

 

[John John (MVP)]

Hi Andrew,
thanks for your reply.

I'm quoting you:
start quote:
"Also,to end a proccess that "hangs" running,when it should'nt,
go to run,type:regedit In regedit,expand:HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\controlpanel\
desktop,L.click on AutoEndTasks,go to edit,modify,set to 1 From 0
Close out
regedit.Youre pc log-off & restart will be w/o problems,& much
quicker."
end quote

What you exactly mean?
Is that a sort of workaround to fix my issue or what else?

It most likely won't do anything to fix your problem. Are you getting
an End Task dialog box telling you that an application isn't responding?
No? Then the AutoEndTasks will probably not do anything for you.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/34615.mspx?mfr=true

Your understanding and assessment of UPHClean service is correct, if
event IDs 1000, 1500, 1517, 1524 are logged in the Application log the
UPHClean service is usually effective and it is the easiest way of
correcting the problem. It does run as an additional service but other
than consuming a small amount of memory it won't make any noticeable
difference to your machine's performance. See here for more
information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837115

If you don't want the service running in the background you will have to
do some sleuthing and see if you can find which application or service
is preventing the profile from unloading, if you can find the faulting
application or service you will be able to take other measures.
UPHClean can also be used to find the faulting process, see here for
more information:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/8/7/a87b3d05-cd04-4743-a23b-b16645e075ac/readme.txt

John

 

[Stefano]

It most likely won't do anything to fix your problem. Are you getting
an End Task dialog box telling you that an application isn't responding?
No? Then the AutoEndTasks will probably not do anything for you.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/r...

Your understanding and assessment of UPHClean service is correct, if
event IDs 1000, 1500, 1517, 1524 are logged in the Application log the
UPHClean service is usually effective and it is the easiest way of
correcting the problem. It does run as an additional service but other
than consuming a small amount of memory it won't make any noticeable
difference to your machine's performance. See here for more
information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837115

If you don't want the service running in the background you will have to
do some sleuthing and see if you can find which application or service
is preventing the profile from unloading, if you can find the faulting
application or service you will be able to take other measures.
UPHClean can also be used to find the faulting process, see here for
more information:http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/8/7/a87b3d05-cd04-4743-a23b-...

John

Hi John John (MVP) and thanks for you help.
I carefully read both your post and the links in it.
You're right. I don't need to modify my registry to disable the
AutoEndTasks functionality.
I have no problems in there.

What I noticed is that this warring is happening only when I log off
using the procedure I'm describing to you right now:
If I wait the screen to became all dimmed leaving just the log off
window in foreground and I hit the Ok button, when I start again my
event viewer show me the warning I complained until now (it's a
warning type not an error one) the ID is 1524.
But if I hit the Ok button straight away without wait for the screen
became dimmed nothing happen and every seem to be right.

Don't thing about me like a mad... that's what I report.
Bye and thanks again for your help.
Stefano.

 

[John John (MVP)]

Hi John John (MVP) and thanks for you help.
I carefully read both your post and the links in it.
You're right. I don't need to modify my registry to disable the
AutoEndTasks functionality.
I have no problems in there.

What I noticed is that this warring is happening only when I log off
using the procedure I'm describing to you right now:
If I wait the screen to became all dimmed leaving just the log off
window in foreground and I hit the Ok button, when I start again my
event viewer show me the warning I complained until now (it's a
warning type not an error one) the ID is 1524.
But if I hit the Ok button straight away without wait for the screen
became dimmed nothing happen and every seem to be right.

Don't thing about me like a mad... that's what I report.
Bye and thanks again for your help.

All kinds of things can cause this error, see here for possible
explanations:
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=1524&eventno=1782&source=Userenv&phase=1

As I said earlier, the easy fix is usually to have UPHClean look after it.

John

 

[Stefano]

All kinds of things can cause this error, see here for possible
explanations:http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=1524&eventno=1782&source=U...

As I said earlier, the easy fix is usually to have UPHClean look after it.

John

Right, I'll try it and just in case I'll report to you.

Bye and thanks again,
Stefano.