Slow shutdown/logoff

[Guest Steve Gage]

Hello Folks,

 

I am wondering if there are any particular things I should look for in

trying to diagnose a long (about a minute) shutdown time. The delay appears

to be in the "Saving your settings" phase.

 

I created a new account, and it shuts down after just a second or two, so it

would not seem to be a hardware glitch.

 

Any ideas?

 

(running Windows 2000, SP4, all updates)

 

Thanks in advance,

 

- Steve

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Slow shutdown/logoff

 

 

"Steve Gage" <sgage@tds.net> wrote in message

news:%236mqf$m6IHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hello Folks,

>

> I am wondering if there are any particular things I should look for in

> trying to diagnose a long (about a minute) shutdown time. The delay

> appears

> to be in the "Saving your settings" phase.

>

> I created a new account, and it shuts down after just a second or two, so

> it

> would not seem to be a hardware glitch.

>

> Any ideas?

>

> (running Windows 2000, SP4, all updates)

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> - Steve

 

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[Guest JM]

Re: Slow shutdown/logoff

 

Steve Gage wrote:

> Hello Folks,

>

> I am wondering if there are any particular things I should look for in

> trying to diagnose a long (about a minute) shutdown time. The delay appears

> to be in the "Saving your settings" phase.

>

> I created a new account, and it shuts down after just a second or two, so it

> would not seem to be a hardware glitch.

>

> Any ideas?

>

> (running Windows 2000, SP4, all updates)

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> - Steve

>

>

A win200 with all updates and a one minute shut down is normal for me.

But then, my computer is somewhat older and slower(260MB RAM, 600mhz

processor).

JM

[Guest V Green]

Re: Slow shutdown/logoff

 

 

"JM" <1@2.3> wrote in message news:%238v38jq6IHA.4468@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Steve Gage wrote:

> > Hello Folks,

> >

> > I am wondering if there are any particular things I should look for in

> > trying to diagnose a long (about a minute) shutdown time. The delay appears

> > to be in the "Saving your settings" phase.

> >

> > I created a new account, and it shuts down after just a second or two, so it

> > would not seem to be a hardware glitch.

> >

> > Any ideas?

> >

> > (running Windows 2000, SP4, all updates)

> >

> > Thanks in advance,

> >

> > - Steve

> >

> >

 

I had this problem as well.

 

Try this:

 

Open a command prompt window.

 

Type the following and hit RETURN:

 

NET STOP SPOOLER

 

Close the window.

 

Try shutting down and see if it goes faster.

Let us know what happens.