slow xp shut down

Discussion in 'Software' started by tleewade, Aug 31, 2003.

  1. tleewade

    tleewade Private E-2

    xp home edition it takes a couple of minutes to shut down and it is a xp 2200 40 gig hd 384 mg memory. is they a way to speed up shut down?
     
  2. Gottheit

    Gottheit General Logic

    How cluttered is your HDD?

    If it's rather full, do you defragment often (or at all, for that matter)?
     
  3. jxrry59

    jxrry59 Private E-2

    mr tech

    I think a little utility, mr tech (free) on this site allows for qick shutdown as do a lot of the xp tweaking tools
     
  4. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Do you have an Nvidia graphic card?


    If so open services and disable the Nvidia Driver Helper service as its known to slow shutdown down a bit!
     

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