Shut Down SLow

[Don B.]

Recently my 2007 HP Pavilion notebook computer (Intel Centrino Duo, 2 GB
RAM) has been taking at least 3-5 x longer to shut down than my desktop
computer that runs the same programs (actually there are more programs to
shut down on the desktop computer). Is there a problem that causes this
delay and can the shut down time be shortened.

Thanks for help and advice.

 

[Ronvdl]

You could check in the event logs if there are any logs about this problem,
under Applications and services
logs\Microsoft\Windows\Diagnostics-Performance\Operational

If you are unfamilliar with the event log I can explain how to get there.

You can also enable detailed messages when Windows starts up and shuts down.
The instructions are here:
http://www.tweakvista.com/article39215.aspx

 

[Don B.]

Thanks!