Slow shutdown...

[Gordon J. Rattray]

Hi there,

I've got a machine here that takes forever to shut down....it used to work
properly and shutdown smoothly and quickly, but now it's take about 5
minutes to shut down....

Do I have to re-install XP again, or ??

Thanks,

Gordon

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I've got a machine here that takes forever to shut down....it used to
work properly and shutdown smoothly and quickly, but now it's take
about 5 minutes to shut down....

Do I have to re-install XP again, or ??

There's good information on shutdown problems here:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

 

[Unk]

Hi there,

I've got a machine here that takes forever to shut down....it used to work
properly and shutdown smoothly and quickly, but now it's take about 5
minutes to shut down....

Do I have to re-install XP again, or ??

Thanks,

Gordon

Windows XP Shutdown & Restart Troubleshooting
http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnxp.htm

"Windows Shutdown & Restart Center Troubleshooting in 15 Steps"
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm

Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308029

 

[Plato]

I've got a machine here that takes forever to shut down....it used to work
properly and shutdown smoothly and quickly, but now it's take about 5
minutes to shut down....

May be due to some new app you've installed to run 24/7 and windows is
having trouble closing it.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Visit http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
See section "SHUTDOWN WORKS, BUT IT'S REAL SLOW"

Isolate the problem by clean-booting the system.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434

Slow shutdown:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowshutdown.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi there,

I've got a machine here that takes forever to shut down....it used to work
properly and shutdown smoothly and quickly, but now it's take about 5
minutes to shut down....

Do I have to re-install XP again, or ??

Thanks,

Gordon

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Gordon

A common problem concerns the User Profile, which is easily fixed, but
let's look in Event Viewer first.

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in the System and
Application logs for the last boot shutdown and post copies. Please do not
copy any Information Reports.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, and
Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information
regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should
double click for further information. You can copy using copy and paste.
Often the link will, however, say there is no further information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click
on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button
resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now
start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This
will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event
Viewer.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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