shut down is very slow cashdeskmac 6/30/2007 4:22:02 PM I am having a problem shutting down my computer. When I click Start>turn off computer it takes around 2 minutes before the shut down dialog appears. When I click Shut Down, it gets to the "Windows is shutting down" screen, then hangs for another 2 minutes. This only started happening recently, and a couple of weeks ago it would shut down completely within 45 seconds. I have run Norton AV scan and Spybot search & destroy but they found nothing. Yet I still think it may be a virus: if I turn the pc on and close it down after a few minutes of inactivity, it is fine; if I close it down after using it for a few hours, the problems begin. I know a clean install will resolve the problem but that is a bit drastic. Can anyone think of a way out of this?

Re: shut down is very slow "Unknown" <unknown[ at ]unknown.kom> 6/30/2007 4:28:20 PM Have you tested it with virus programs shut down? "cashdeskmac" <cashdeskmac[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6157572B-1FFC-4AD0-A4E6-95EF7675C59D[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I am having a problem shutting down my computer. > > When I click Start>turn off computer it takes around 2 minutes before the > shut down dialog appears. When I click Shut Down, it gets to the "Windows > is > shutting down" screen, then hangs for another 2 minutes. > > This only started happening recently, and a couple of weeks ago it would > shut down completely within 45 seconds. > > I have run Norton AV scan and Spybot search & destroy but they found > nothing. Yet I still think it may be a virus: if I turn the pc on and > close > it down after a few minutes of inactivity, it is fine; if I close it down > after using it for a few hours, the problems begin. > > I know a clean install will resolve the problem but that is a bit drastic. > > Can anyone think of a way out of this? > >

Re: shut down is very slow "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 6/30/2007 4:37:27 PM cashdeskmac wrote: [Quoted Text] > I am having a problem shutting down my computer. > > When I click Start>turn off computer it takes around 2 minutes > before the shut down dialog appears. When I click Shut Down, it > gets to the "Windows is shutting down" screen, then hangs for > another 2 minutes. > > This only started happening recently, and a couple of weeks ago it > would shut down completely within 45 seconds. > > I have run Norton AV scan and Spybot search & destroy but they found > nothing. Yet I still think it may be a virus: if I turn the pc on > and close it down after a few minutes of inactivity, it is fine; > if I close it down after using it for a few hours, the problems > begin. > > I know a clean install will resolve the problem but that is a bit > drastic. > > Can anyone think of a way out of this? See if perhaps you have set the pagefile to delete itself at shutdown.... REGEDIT --> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\ --> ClearPageFileAtShutdown What's it set to - if it exists? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: shut down is very slow "Gerry" <gerry[ at ]nospam.com> 6/30/2007 4:57:00 PM A solution that often helps with a slow shutdown. Download and install the User Profile Hive Cleanup Service Download details: User Profile Hive Cleanup Service http://snipurl.com/5b61 UPHClean v1.5e readme.txt http://snipurl.com/ko8m -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "cashdeskmac" <cashdeskmac[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6157572B-1FFC-4AD0-A4E6-95EF7675C59D[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I am having a problem shutting down my computer. > > When I click Start>turn off computer it takes around 2 minutes before > the > shut down dialog appears. When I click Shut Down, it gets to the > "Windows is > shutting down" screen, then hangs for another 2 minutes. > > This only started happening recently, and a couple of weeks ago it > would > shut down completely within 45 seconds. > > I have run Norton AV scan and Spybot search & destroy but they found > nothing. Yet I still think it may be a virus: if I turn the pc on > and close > it down after a few minutes of inactivity, it is fine; if I close it > down > after using it for a few hours, the problems begin. > > I know a clean install will resolve the problem but that is a bit > drastic. > > Can anyone think of a way out of this? > >

Re: shut down is very slow cashdeskmac 6/30/2007 5:16:02 PM Shenan Stanley, ClearPageFileAtShutdown is set to 0x00000000 (0) Does a change need to be made here? "Gerry" wrote: [Quoted Text] > A solution that often helps with a slow shutdown. > > Download and install the User Profile Hive Cleanup Service > Download details: User Profile Hive Cleanup Service > http://snipurl.com/5b61 > > UPHClean v1.5e readme.txt > http://snipurl.com/ko8m > > > > -- > > Hope this helps. > > Gerry > ~~~~ > FCA > Stourport, England > Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > "cashdeskmac" <cashdeskmac[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6157572B-1FFC-4AD0-A4E6-95EF7675C59D[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I am having a problem shutting down my computer. > > > > When I click Start>turn off computer it takes around 2 minutes before > > the > > shut down dialog appears. When I click Shut Down, it gets to the > > "Windows is > > shutting down" screen, then hangs for another 2 minutes. > > > > This only started happening recently, and a couple of weeks ago it > > would > > shut down completely within 45 seconds. > > > > I have run Norton AV scan and Spybot search & destroy but they found > > nothing. Yet I still think it may be a virus: if I turn the pc on > > and close > > it down after a few minutes of inactivity, it is fine; if I close it > > down > > after using it for a few hours, the problems begin. > > > > I know a clean install will resolve the problem but that is a bit > > drastic. > > > > Can anyone think of a way out of this? > > > > > > >

Re: shut down is very slow "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 6/30/2007 6:07:14 PM cashdeskmac wrote: [Quoted Text] > I am having a problem shutting down my computer. > > When I click Start>turn off computer it takes around 2 minutes > before the shut down dialog appears. When I click Shut Down, it > gets to the "Windows is shutting down" screen, then hangs for > another 2 minutes. > > This only started happening recently, and a couple of weeks ago it > would shut down completely within 45 seconds. > > I have run Norton AV scan and Spybot search & destroy but they found > nothing. Yet I still think it may be a virus: if I turn the pc on > and close it down after a few minutes of inactivity, it is fine; > if I close it down after using it for a few hours, the problems > begin. > > I know a clean install will resolve the problem but that is a bit > drastic. > > Can anyone think of a way out of this? Shenan Stanley wrote: > See if perhaps you have set the pagefile to delete itself at > shutdown.... > > REGEDIT --> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session > Manager\Memory Management\ > > --> ClearPageFileAtShutdown > > What's it set to - if it exists? Gerry wrote: > A solution that often helps with a slow shutdown. > > Download and install the User Profile Hive Cleanup Service > Download details: User Profile Hive Cleanup Service > http://snipurl.com/5b61 > > UPHClean v1.5e readme.txt > http://snipurl.com/ko8m cashdeskmac wrote: > ClearPageFileAtShutdown > is set to 0x00000000 (0) > > Does a change need to be made here? Don't know why you responded to someone else to answer the question.. heh http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/244/ 0 would mean it is NOT clearing the pagefile. It existing at all means it was added at some point by you, a tweak or something else more than likely. It is set correctly to not affect performance. However - you may want to 'cycle' it. Set it to 1, reboot. Logon, reboot again. Logon and set it to 0 again and reboot twice again. You also may want to do a few small things... - Download, install, update and do a full system scan with SuperAntiSpyware... http://www.superantispyware.com/ - Do a disk cleanup - also removing all but the latest restore point. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312 - reboot - Download and install the latest hardware drivers for: - motherboard chipset - video card - network card - sound card (from each individual component manufacturer if possible - not from Microsoft.) - reboot - Perform a CHKDSK - note you might have to set it to do this on the next reboot - that's fine, do so and reboot to let it run. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265 - Uninstall any unneeded applications from the Add or Remove Programs control panel... - Check your startup applications (start button --> run --> msconfig --> ok --> startup tab) and report back everything in that list here. - Perform a disk defragmentation on the system (usually C:) drive. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848 - reboot Any better? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: shut down is very slow "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders[ at ]mvps.org> 6/30/2007 11:09:45 PM "cashdeskmac" <cashdeskmac[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6157572B-1FFC-4AD0-A4E6-95EF7675C59D[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I am having a problem shutting down my computer. > > When I click Start>turn off computer it takes around 2 minutes before the > shut down dialog appears. When I click Shut Down, it gets to the "Windows > is > shutting down" screen, then hangs for another 2 minutes. > > This only started happening recently, and a couple of weeks ago it would > shut down completely within 45 seconds. > > I have run Norton AV scan and Spybot search & destroy but they found > nothing. Yet I still think it may be a virus: if I turn the pc on and > close > it down after a few minutes of inactivity, it is fine; if I close it down > after using it for a few hours, the problems begin. See http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Do not send mail.

Re: shut down is very slow James <jamo1937[ at ]gmail.com> 7/1/2007 3:40:18 AM On Jun 30, 11:22 am, cashdeskmac <cashdesk...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > I am having a problem shutting down my computer. > > When I click Start>turn off computer it takes around 2 minutes before the > shut down dialog appears. When I click Shut Down, it gets to the "Windows is > shutting down" screen, then hangs for another 2 minutes. > > This only started happening recently, and a couple of weeks ago it would > shut down completely within 45 seconds. > > I have run Norton AV scan and Spybot search & destroy but they found > nothing. Yet I still think it may be a virus: if I turn the pc on and close > it down after a few minutes of inactivity, it is fine; if I close it down > after using it for a few hours, the problems begin. > > I know a clean install will resolve the problem but that is a bit drastic. > > Can anyone think of a way out of this? I had a windows 98 that was slow shutting down, but a man ran a shutdown patch on it, but you might find something here that would help http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php James

Re: shut down is very slow "Allan" <mu8ja0i[ at ]earthlink.net> 7/1/2007 3:53:54 AM "James" <jamo1937[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:1183261218.793823.101300[ at ]w5g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > On Jun 30, 11:22 am, cashdeskmac > <cashdesk...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> I am having a problem shutting down my computer. >> >> When I click Start>turn off computer it takes around 2 minutes before the >> shut down dialog appears. When I click Shut Down, it gets to the >> "Windows is >> shutting down" screen, then hangs for another 2 minutes. >> >> This only started happening recently, and a couple of weeks ago it would >> shut down completely within 45 seconds. >> >> I have run Norton AV scan and Spybot search & destroy but they found >> nothing. Yet I still think it may be a virus: if I turn the pc on and >> close >> it down after a few minutes of inactivity, it is fine; if I close it >> down >> after using it for a few hours, the problems begin. >> >> I know a clean install will resolve the problem but that is a bit >> drastic. >> >> Can anyone think of a way out of this? > > I had a windows 98 that was slow shutting down, but a man ran a > shutdown patch on it, but you might find something here that would > help http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php > > James > Also try examining the event viewer application log for hung applications or the system log for bad drivers. Sometimes security software can be incompatible or have settings such as disabled multiple firewalls which may cause such a problem. If it is a bad driver for a device it may be possible to disable an unused device (such as a dial-up modem) . Remember, you can always force a shutdown by pressing the power button until the machine shuts off.

Re: shut down is very slow cashdeskmac 7/1/2007 6:12:01 AM After examining the event log I saw the error: The server {9B1F122C-2982-4E91-AA8B-E071D54F2A4D} did not register with DCOM within the required timeout. I found the solution here: http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=47229 If anything, it now closes down even faster.

Re: shut down is very slow "Allan" <mu8ja0i[ at ]earthlink.net> 7/1/2007 5:39:10 PM "cashdeskmac" <cashdeskmac[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:22F8184D-97E9-48EC-9B0C-7D071657ED16[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > After examining the event log I saw the error: > > The server {9B1F122C-2982-4E91-AA8B-E071D54F2A4D} did not register with > DCOM > within the required timeout. > > I found the solution here: > > http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=47229 > > If anything, it now closes down even faster. If the problem recurs, check Event Viewer again. An application can hang upon shutdown. Sometimes I have found similar errors in my own log but I am not having problems with Auto Updates nor with shutdown. Consider disabling Fast User Switching if it is enabled since it can also cause problems (if you can live without it).

Re: shut down is very slow James <jamo1937[ at ]gmail.com> 7/1/2007 11:23:18 PM On Jul 1, 1:12 am, cashdeskmac <cashdesk...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > After examining the event log I saw the error: > > The server {9B1F122C-2982-4E91-AA8B-E071D54F2A4D} did not register with DCOM > within the required timeout. > > I found the solution here: > > http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=47229 > > If anything, it now closes down even faster. I`m glad you found the solution, I know a slow shutdown can be irratating. James