Xp slow shut down

helplessinny · Sep 15, 2006

Hi, I am running Windows XP and my pc is running very slow on shutdown. Almost 5 minutes. I am running Spybot and Cleanup! What can I do? Please help me.

Amanda

tim13 · Sep 15, 2006

It takes that long for my pc 2 shut down too!!! I would also like help on that

Maby it's because im running xp on a pentium2 333mhz 192mbram

Bladesofhalo · Sep 15, 2006

There are several solutions that might help:
Start>Run>GPEDIT.MSC. navigate through the console tree to Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Security Settings>Local Policies>Security Options. Locate the Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile option in the column to the right and verify that it is disabled.If this option is enabled, you can disable it by double clicking on the setting and choosing the Disabled option.

Disabling the terminal services increases the shut down process. The Terminal Services are used for remote assistance, remote desktop, and fast user switching. If you do not use any of these features, then the Terminal Services can be safely disabled.
Run>services.msc then go to terminal services, stop the service, and disable it.

Start Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:

[HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]

Set ClearPageFileAtShutdown value to 0
NOTE: make backup of registry in case things should go wrong.

TimW · Sep 15, 2006

Two things to try:
IMPORTANT: Before making any changes to the registry make sure you back it up. Not doing so can leave you in a world of ****

Start Regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control.
Click on the "Control" Folder.
Select "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"
Right click on it and select Modify.
Set it a value lower than 2000

XP shuts down too slow?

Open your favorite Registry editing program and head to :
HKEY_Current_User\Control Panel\Desktop and look for AutoEndTasks. Default is "0". Set this value to "1".

thisisu · Sep 16, 2006

Bladesofhalo said:

Disabling the terminal services increases the shut down process. The Terminal Services are used for remote assistance, remote desktop, and fast user switching. If you do not use any of these features, then the Terminal Services can be safely disabled.
Run>services.msc then go to terminal services, stop the service, and disable it.
Click to expand...

Just some caution to this one,I tried this and was a little freaked out to find that out when I did Ctrl+Alt+Del to see my running processes, most of the tabs were missing. I couldn't tell if they were run by myself (MAIN) or by the LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, or SYSTEM. Disable to not show this information, enable and start this feature so you can see these features.

helplessinny · Sep 16, 2006

Thanks for all the responses. NOne of it worked.
Blades, I can't do gpedit. But i turned off terminal services. Clear pages was already set at <2000

Tim, Did that too.

Thisisu, That doesn't fit my problem I don't think.

Amanda

TimW · Sep 16, 2006

See if this does the trick:
Reboot or shut down PC quickly

For a one-click method to quickly shut down or reboot your system without the fuss of going through the Start menu, make use of the Shutdown command, a command line utility in XP.

Here's how you can set up a restart button on your desktop:

1. Create a shortcut (Right-click on desktop, select New > Shortcut).

2. For location, type the following:

shutdown -r -t 0

3. Click Next, enter a name for the shortcut ("Restart" is appropriate), and click Finish.

When you click your Restart shortcut, Windows XP will reboot *automagically*!

The "-r" switch tells XP to reboot. If you'd like the shortcut to shut off your PC instead, change it to "-s"; to simply log off, change it to "-l". The "-t 0" sets the timeout (in seconds), so up this value if you find the need for it. To force running applications to close, add "-f" -- be careful with this one!

For more information on Shutdown, type "shutdown" in a command prompt window (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt), or search for Shutdown in Windows XP's Help and Support Center.

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