Windows XP shutdown takes forever after recent Windows update

[MarkB]

My wife's Sony Vaio notebook had been running without problems until I last
ran Windows XP Updates. After reboot, it now takes a VERY long time to shut
down Windows. Previously it whould shut down within seconds of Start |
Shutdown commands... now it takes up to 2-3 minutes or more.

Setup (which has not changed) is connected to wireless home network and is
running the pre-installed Norton Internet Security (which came
pre-installed). Also, noticed that could not connect to Internet after that
upgrade and had to

 

[Iceman]

My wife's Sony Vaio notebook had been running without problems until I last
ran Windows XP Updates. After reboot, it now takes a VERY long time to shut
down Windows. Previously it whould shut down within seconds of Start |
Shutdown commands... now it takes up to 2-3 minutes or more.

See if this helps: http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php#slow

 

[Chelsea]

Hi Mark
In your event viewer is there an entry saying that windows shut down while a
service was accessing the registry? If there is then you need the Microsoft
User Profile Cleanup Service
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en
Even if the event viewer is clear it is worth installing. What it does is
looks for file handles and services open as a machine is shut down. It
re-maps those files and services so they don't interfere with a smooth shut
down. The app is small and has no performance hit. There are other causes of
slow shut downs but explore this possible cause first.

Chelsea