slow shutdown

[Guest Richard Harison]

Something curious happened the other day. My core-duo running XP Home SP2

with all critical updates has always shut down in about 8 seconds, which was

much to my liking as it indicated (to me, anyway) an efficiently running

system.

Now it routinely takes 15-20 seconds to shut down.

1) tried system restore from Safe Mode to a date a few days previous--no

change

2) checked msconfig for new startup services -- nothing different

What baffles me is I essentially have changed nothing, save for a color

change in display properties and I think MS had altered their Windows

Update, requiring a download there.

 

Any ideas?

 

--

Regards,

Richard Harison

[Guest JS]

Re: slow shutdown

 

You mentioned Windows Update,

did you recently download and install patches or drivers from Windows

Update?

 

JS

 

"Richard Harison" <rh@noway.invalid.com> wrote in message

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> Something curious happened the other day. My core-duo running XP Home SP2

> with all critical updates has always shut down in about 8 seconds, which

> was

> much to my liking as it indicated (to me, anyway) an efficiently running

> system.

> Now it routinely takes 15-20 seconds to shut down.

> 1) tried system restore from Safe Mode to a date a few days previous--no

> change

> 2) checked msconfig for new startup services -- nothing different

> What baffles me is I essentially have changed nothing, save for a color

> change in display properties and I think MS had altered their Windows

> Update, requiring a download there.

>

> Any ideas?

>

> --

> Regards,

> Richard Harison

>

>

[Guest Richard Harison]

Re: slow shutdown

 

Yes, a small IE 7 update (can't recall what it was called) but when I used

system restore

to revert back to a date prior to the problem, the update icon reappeared.

I am also preparing to install SP3 -- wonder if that might solve it.

Thanks

 

--

Regards,

Richard Harison

 

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:u2ikAEBxIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| You mentioned Windows Update,

| did you recently download and install patches or drivers from Windows

| Update?

|

| JS

|

| "Richard Harison" <rh@noway.invalid.com> wrote in message

| news:elpY9iAxIHA.516@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| > Something curious happened the other day. My core-duo running XP Home

SP2

| > with all critical updates has always shut down in about 8 seconds, which

| > was

| > much to my liking as it indicated (to me, anyway) an efficiently

running

| > system.

| > Now it routinely takes 15-20 seconds to shut down.

| > 1) tried system restore from Safe Mode to a date a few days previous--no

| > change

| > 2) checked msconfig for new startup services -- nothing different

| > What baffles me is I essentially have changed nothing, save for a color

| > change in display properties and I think MS had altered their Windows

| > Update, requiring a download there.

| >

| > Any ideas?

| >

| > --

| > Regards,

| > Richard Harison

| >

| >

|

|

[Guest Bob I]

Re: slow shutdown

 

This may correct it.

 

User Profile Hive Cleanup Service

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1B286E6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en

 

Richard Harison wrote:

> Something curious happened the other day. My core-duo running XP Home SP2

> with all critical updates has always shut down in about 8 seconds, which was

> much to my liking as it indicated (to me, anyway) an efficiently running

> system.

> Now it routinely takes 15-20 seconds to shut down.

> 1) tried system restore from Safe Mode to a date a few days previous--no

> change

> 2) checked msconfig for new startup services -- nothing different

> What baffles me is I essentially have changed nothing, save for a color

> change in display properties and I think MS had altered their Windows

> Update, requiring a download there.

>

> Any ideas?

>

[Guest Richard Harison]

Re: slow shutdown

 

Thanks, Bob....

Actually the installation of SP3 corrected the problem

(overwrote some nasty little dll or something)

But I have downloaded UPH for future reference...Thanks

I am the only user on this system, so is UPH still viable?

 

--

Regards,

Richard Harison

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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| This may correct it.

|

| User Profile Hive Cleanup Service

|

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1B286E6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en

|

| Richard Harison wrote:

| > Something curious happened the other day. My core-duo running XP Home

SP2

| > with all critical updates has always shut down in about 8 seconds, which

was

| > much to my liking as it indicated (to me, anyway) an efficiently

running

| > system.

| > Now it routinely takes 15-20 seconds to shut down.

| > 1) tried system restore from Safe Mode to a date a few days previous--no

| > change

| > 2) checked msconfig for new startup services -- nothing different

| > What baffles me is I essentially have changed nothing, save for a color

| > change in display properties and I think MS had altered their Windows

| > Update, requiring a download there.

| >

| > Any ideas?

| >

|

[Guest Bob I]

Re: slow shutdown

 

Your profile gets gets saved when you log off/shutdown. If you are still

seeing slow shutdowns logoffs, go ahead and install it.

 

Richard Harison wrote:

> Thanks, Bob....

> Actually the installation of SP3 corrected the problem

> (overwrote some nasty little dll or something)

> But I have downloaded UPH for future reference...Thanks

> I am the only user on this system, so is UPH still viable?

>

[Guest Richard Harison]

Re: slow shutdown

 

Thanks, Bob.

The readme file said that a good clue was the "saving your settings" portion

of the shutdown.

My "saving your settings" lasts less than a second or two.

 

--

Regards,

Richard Harison

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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| Your profile gets gets saved when you log off/shutdown. If you are still

| seeing slow shutdowns logoffs, go ahead and install it.

|

| Richard Harison wrote:

|

| > Thanks, Bob....

| > Actually the installation of SP3 corrected the problem

| > (overwrote some nasty little dll or something)

| > But I have downloaded UPH for future reference...Thanks

| > I am the only user on this system, so is UPH still viable?

| >

|

[Guest Bob I]

Re: slow shutdown

 

Ok, as long as you have it working correctly now!

 

Richard Harison wrote:

> Thanks, Bob.

> The readme file said that a good clue was the "saving your settings" portion

> of the shutdown.

> My "saving your settings" lasts less than a second or two.

>

[Guest Richard Harison]

Re: slow shutdown

 

My thanks again!!

 

--

Regards,

Richard Harison

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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| Ok, as long as you have it working correctly now!

|

| Richard Harison wrote:

|

| > Thanks, Bob.

| > The readme file said that a good clue was the "saving your settings"

portion

| > of the shutdown.

| > My "saving your settings" lasts less than a second or two.

| >

|