Slow shutdown/logoff

[Steve Gage]

Hello Folks,

I am wondering if there are any particular things I should look for in
trying to diagnose a long (about a minute) shutdown time. The delay appears
to be in the "Saving your settings" phase.

I created a new account, and it shuts down after just a second or two, so it
would not seem to be a hardware glitch.

Any ideas?

(running Windows 2000, SP4, all updates)

Thanks in advance,

- Steve

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hello Folks,

I am wondering if there are any particular things I should look for in
trying to diagnose a long (about a minute) shutdown time. The delay
appears
to be in the "Saving your settings" phase.

I created a new account, and it shuts down after just a second or two, so
it
would not seem to be a hardware glitch.

Any ideas?

(running Windows 2000, SP4, all updates)

Thanks in advance,

- Steve

Try the "User Profile Hive Cleanup Service":
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...12-4e18-b570-42470e2f3582&displaylang=en#file

 

[JM]

Hello Folks,

I am wondering if there are any particular things I should look for in
trying to diagnose a long (about a minute) shutdown time. The delay appears
to be in the "Saving your settings" phase.

I created a new account, and it shuts down after just a second or two, so it
would not seem to be a hardware glitch.

Any ideas?

(running Windows 2000, SP4, all updates)

Thanks in advance,

- Steve

A win200 with all updates and a one minute shut down is normal for me.
But then, my computer is somewhat older and slower(260MB RAM, 600mhz
processor).
JM

 

[V Green]

I had this problem as well.

Try this:

Open a command prompt window.

Type the following and hit RETURN:

NET STOP SPOOLER

Close the window.

Try shutting down and see if it goes faster.
Let us know what happens.