Why does shutdown take so long; why does it not complete sometimes
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From: mm on 19 Jun 2010 21:11 On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:42:15 -0400, "SC Tom" <sc(a)tom.net> wrote: > >"mm" <NOPSAMmm2005(a)bigfoot.com> wrote in message >news:j9kft55ghnd2rucnslhg53pe4susdst00d(a)4ax.com... >> Why does shutdown take so long; why does it not complete sometimes >> >> What takes my computer running XP home, SP3, so long to shut down >> during the stage after "Saving settings", which iirc is called >> "shutting down". It takes about 20 to 22 seconds most times, and I >> can't figure out what there is to do. Especially when, before I start >> ShutDown, I have already exited all my programs, which I figure causes >> all the program settings in separate files to be saved. >> >> If it is saving the registry, how come that isn't done in the Saving >> Settings stage? If saving the registry is not done during Saving >> Settings, what settings are saved then? >> >> >> Related question perhaps: Sometimes it doesn't complete its shut down. >> It seems only to happen when I turn off the monitor and leave the room >> before it's done. :) The next morning, it's still running, but I >> can't remember anything unusual about the night before. >> >> Thanks. > >Read this article, then download and install the tool. It may be what's >going on with your PC. >User Profile Hive Cleanup Service >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1B286E6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en Thanks, Tom. I have just started to read it. P&M
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