still having a problem with shutdown speed gecko <alpha[ at ]olympus.net> 12/10/2008 1:15:13 PM I am still having a problem with shutdown speed. There's plenty of advice on what to do decrease shut down time, but I can't find a thing about the long time it takes between selecting "Turn Off Computer" in the "Start" menu and finally getting the actual "Turn Off Computer" box to actually turn off the computer. It sounds like something is running during that time period, at least the HD's are working hard, but Task Manager shows there are no applications running and the processes aren't being overwhelmed. I know they have plenty of routines that show you what is happening at startup, but are there any for shutdown that anyone is aware of, at least for the portion from selection in the Start menu? Could it be that some sort of house cleaning is occurring that my serial RAID is doing? It wasn't taking this long before. I've run Adaware, SpyBot, a full Defender scan, a full McAfee scan, and Anti Mal-Ware on this computer and other than a few minor things, nothing has shown up. I also ran Registry booster, but the problem is still there. Thanks -GECKO

Re: still having a problem with shutdown speed Malke <malke[ at ]invalid.invalid> 12/10/2008 1:58:14 PM gecko wrote: (snip) Please do not make a new post about the same subject only a little while apart. I answered your 4:42 AM post in great detail. There is no need to repeat post at 5:15 AM. Normally one should wait at least 24 hours before creating a new post about the same question. People who help in these newsgroups live all over the world in different time zones. Try the shutdown troubleshooting I already gave you. This will take quite a bit of time. After you've gone through *all* the steps, if you're still having difficulty and/or have questions, please go back to your 4:42 AM thread. I won't be monitoring this one. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Re: Re: still having a problem with shutdown speed gecko <alpha[ at ]olympus.net> 12/10/2008 4:46:41 PM On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:58:14 -0800, Malke <malke[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote: [Quoted Text] >Please do not make a new post about the same subject only a little while >apart. I answered your 4:42 AM post in great detail. There is no need to >repeat post at 5:15 AM. Normally one should wait at least 24 hours before >creating a new post about the same question. People who help in these >newsgroups live all over the world in different time zones. > >Try the shutdown troubleshooting I already gave you. This will take quite a >bit of time. After you've gone through *all* the steps, if you're still >having difficulty and/or have questions, please go back to your 4:42 AM >thread. I won't be monitoring this one. > >Malke I apologize! I really thought my first post didn't make it out! I did not see it in my headers. Blame it on my poor senior eyesight and/or my carelessness. Anyway, thanks for your detailed info on the subject - I will certainly try to apply some or all of them. -GECKO