tatar said:
I have two Windows XP SP3 computer connected through a Rooter. I am the
only user on both and I have the same Username and password on both
computers. Do I need User Profile Hive cleanup on my computers? It is
repeatedly coming up in the Event Viewer which make me think it is slowing
down my computer.
If you mean the event viewer is just showing you the UPHCS turning on when
you start up and off when you close, it probably isn't making much
difference to the time. Normally people load this service because some
profiles refuse to shut down until they have finished some task they are
actually unable to complete. The properties sheet for the event may tell
you which profile if any, is holding up shutdown and has had to be closed.
I find this a very useful service, and so far, have had to use it on all the
pcs I've had, and it quite often helps by shutting down profiles that have
'got stuck'.
A further thought: in case there *is* a problem with your profile, and you
are using Outlook, back up your outlook.pst file and your ntuser.dat file
(your profile). If Outlook has trouble loading your profile it makes you a
new one and you lose all your mail.
S