Win XP takes too long to shutdown

makku · 9 Jul 2007 at 20:27

I had to repair my Win XP Pro because my computer could not load Win XP.

I managed to repair it and everything seems to be working fine. The only problem that I seem to have is that my computer now takes around 4-5 minutes to shutdown after I repaired it.

Is there something I can do to make Win XP shutdown the computer much faster?

Thanks,

Dappy · 9 Jul 2007 at 22:06

What did you repair to get Windows working and have you tried system restore to restore the system back to a point before you started having trouble?

mattyrigby00 · 10 Jul 2007 at 07:18

unless its not an option id just backup all data and reformat then do a clean install.

Pipe & Slippers · 10 Jul 2007 at 13:32

try unpluging all your usb devices and see if it shuts down any quicker - good luck if it's a usb keyboard or mouse

marc2003 · 10 Jul 2007 at 14:07

you could try this....

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MarcLister · 10 Jul 2007 at 14:26

marc2003 said:
you could try this....

User Profile Hive Cleanup Service

I've used that before. Recommended it by a mate. Works quite well.

brendy · 10 Jul 2007 at 14:30

try uninstalling your av (almost bet its symantec) then shut down, see if it helps.

Ratbag · 10 Jul 2007 at 20:16

If you've been buggering about with any tweaking programs check you haven't chosen to "clear page file at shutdown".

MarcLister · 10 Jul 2007 at 20:25

Ratbag said:
If you've been buggering about with any tweaking programs check you haven't chosen to "clear page file at shutdown".

I thought that as well. If he has I wasn't sure if I could remember which defragger could tidy up his pagefile for him.

Zefan · 10 Jul 2007 at 20:27

You could try going into the BIOS and closing down ports like your spare USB, firewire, parallel, serial (if you still have them), and sata/ide ports. This can really make startup/shutdown a lot quicker.