Wait ages to logoff .... any solution ?

[Steven Wong]

Hi,

PC : Windows 2000 Professional, SP4, latest patches through windows update.
Domain : NT domain

When ever a user click logoff or shutdown computer,
the screen back ground changes to black and with a
window with message " Saving windows settings" for at least 5 mins.
Then after 5 mins, the background change to blue colour and
with a window with message "Logging off" or something like that ...
then it start to logoff or shutdown computer.

It looks like it's happening after installed certain patches ...
may be I am wrong .. but are there anyway to overcome this
black background waiting period ??
Thanks

Steven

 

[Steve Parry [MVP]]

Steven fumbled and fingered:

PC : Windows 2000 Professional, SP4, latest patches through windows
update. Domain : NT domain

When ever a user click logoff or shutdown computer,
the screen back ground changes to black and with a
window with message " Saving windows settings" for at least 5 mins.
Then after 5 mins, the background change to blue colour and
with a window with message "Logging off" or something like that ...
then it start to logoff or shutdown computer.

It looks like it's happening after installed certain patches ...
may be I am wrong .. but are there anyway to overcome this
black background waiting period ??
Thanks

start
run
type
gpedit.msc

navigate to

Computer Configuration
Administrative Templates
System
Logon

Maximum retries to unload and update user profile ...

set enabled and to say 5 ... default if not configured is 60!!

also see

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;837115&Product=win2000

in particular

"User Profile Hive Cleanup Service"

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en

 

[Steven Wong]

Thanks Steve.
I will try it out later when I get a chance and post back the result.
thanks for your help again.

Steven