My Windows XP takes ages to go on standby via Start/Turn off Computer

All of the sudden this is happening. Before it was very quick, now it takes at least a minute......

Any idea why?

Thanks in advance for any help received.

 

What version of the OS do you have, do you have all of the nececary updates installed? Are all your drivers up to date? What devices do you have connected to your PC, and have you added any recently?

Is "shutdown" affected at all?

 

I don't think it is anything to do with the startup part of Windows as I am familiar with MSCONFIG and currently only have a few important running programs , i.e. NAV, ADSL modem, Mailwasher, MSGTAG, MSN Messenger, Zone Alarm, WinPatrol, Logitech Quickcam and NVidia.

Logitech Quickcam (webcam) is the most recently installed which was done about a month ago.

OS version is Windows XP with SP2 installed several months ago, and Windows updates are regularly done. I don't use IE6 but prefer to use Firefox.

Devices connected to PC are Zoom usb modem, usb hub/card reader, epson printer, tft monitor, mouse and keyboard, and occasionally videocamera via firewire.

Shutdown is not affected at all. I have timed the two, standby takes 105 secs and shutdown only takes 18 secs.

 

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NVCPL.DLL - this is the nVidia I was referring to, are you sure that can be removed? I have removed all the others as you suggested but MSN Messenger keeps coming back!

 

Done.

Now I have tested the standby and it is still the same at 105 secs, shutdown is now 15 secs.

Perhaps a driver issue?

 

I checked my drivers only a month ago using the evaluation version of DriverGuide Toolkit but the evaluation period has now expired, and there did not seem to be any new driver updates availiable. I have my drivers backed up somewhere....

I have suspicions with my Zoom ADSL usb modem as it does not always connect automatically upon startup meaning sometimes I have to replug the usb connection to get it going again, would that be a driver fault?

I have installed Everest Home edition.

 

I removed the driver and uninstalled and disconnected the modem. Still slow standby which proves it is nothing to do with the modem.

Thinking back I faintly remember playing with the power management settings around the time the problem started, I wonder if I have messed up....?

 

B U M P !!!!

Please can someone help me sort this unresolved problem? Pleeeeeeeaaaaase!

Power management? Does anyone know much about it?

 

Try this and see if it helps but I believe it is a service/process running in the background that is causing it, so I'd close all apps, then open TaskManager and kill all processes except the ones that were 'System' based then try going to standby, if problem occurs again, before doing anything else, try unplugging all USB devices and then try to go on Standby again.