Shutdown dialog doesn't appear for a number of minutes

[dchimes]

Hi,

I have a Windows XP Laptop that when you go start, shutdown nothing happens
for about 10-15 mins then the dialog appears.

Thanks,
Damien
(e-mail address removed)

 

[John John]

Look in the Event Log to see if any errors are logged during the shutdown.

John

 

[R. McCarty]

It might also help to install the Windows XP add-on service called
User Hive Profile Cleanup to assist with shutdowns and closing the
current user profile. Download available here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6d-8912-4e18-b570-42470e2f3582&DisplayLang=en

However a 10+ Minute shutdown seems more like a component
of some application ( Norton ___ can cause it ) that won't be resolved
simply by the UPHC service.

 

[windmap]

Many programs could causesystem shutdown problems.Disable all less
frequently used program form loading when the computer startups.Also close
any running programs in notification area when shutting down.uninstall
unused programs.Download CCleaner from www.ccleaner.com to remove all
unwanted files from the computer.Perform Disk defargmentation.

Also try this
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

I have a Windows XP Laptop that when you go start, shutdown nothing happens

for about 10-15 mins then the dialog appears.

Thanks,
Damien
(e-mail address removed)

Try the following:

Go to Start > Run and enter REGEDIT and press OK. This fires up the
registry editor.

Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Edit the
following keys:

1) AutoEndTasks: Default is 0, make it 1

You can also try the following settings under the same branch:

2) ForegroundLockTimeout: Default is 20000, make it 0

3) HungAppTimeoutefault is 5000, try 1000, if it's still slow, try
500. I don't suggest going anything lower than 250 though as it could
really make programs / services that need a momentd or two to end
act...funny.

4) WaitToKillAppTimeout: Default is 20000, try 1000, if it's still
slow, try 500. I don't suggest going anything lower than 250 though as
it could really make programs / services that need a moment or two to
end act...funny.

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control

1) WaitToKillServiceTimeout: Default is 20000, try 2000. I don't use
this setting personally and it's questionable whether XP supports it
or not.

When you finish, reboot. Log into XP and then do a shutdown and see
how long it take.

If some of the keys above don't exists, just create them using the
right mouse button.

#1 is a String Value
#2 is DWORD value
#3 is a String value
#4 is a String value

Good luck.

- Thee Chicago Wolf