Windows' slow shutdown

[zmzhang]

Hi, I have windows 2k loaded onto my comp. The specs is in my sig. Anyways, it takes me <1 min to boot into the login screen of windows. But shutting down is the opposite. It usually takes 2>min while windows saves my settings or something. Is there a way to speed up the shut down?

Thanks

 

[NumbaJuan]

yank the power cord!

 

[Maverix2]

Remove Hotfix Q329441.

Maverix

 

[VBboy]

Hibernate instead of shutting down. Bootup is MUCH faster, too.

 

[RVN]

Are you running any shutdown scripts? Like clearing the pagefile or anything?

 

[crisp82]

Clearing the agfile on shutdown will do it every time. adds 2 mins +

 

[bjc112]

1) Click START>RUN
2) Type in gpedit.msc
3) Navigate to:

COMPUTER CONFIGURATION>ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES>SYSTEM>LOGON

4) Look for the policy "Maximum retries to unload and update user profile" and double click to open.
5) Enable it with the radio button and set the maximum number of retires to "0".

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Maverix2
Remove Hotfix Q329441.

Maverix

I think that is a viable solution also...

 

[zmzhang]

Thanks everyone who has responded so far.

Clearing the agfile on shutdown will do it every time. adds 2 mins +

what is the agfile and how do i have it so it doesn't clear it?

Are you running any shutdown scripts? Like clearing the pagefile or anything?

Not that i know of. How would I check?

Remove Hotfix Q329441.

I looked in my add/remove programs and I don't seem to have it eventhough I have SP3 installed.

Thanks

 

[Prfstrkr]

Originally posted by: zmzhang
Thanks everyone who has responded so far.

Clearing the agfile on shutdown will do it every time. adds 2 mins +

what is the agfile and how do i have it so it doesn't clear it?

Are you running any shutdown scripts? Like clearing the pagefile or anything?

Not that i know of. How would I check?

Remove Hotfix Q329441.

I looked in my add/remove programs and I don't seem to have it eventhough I have SP3 installed. Thanks

I think that was a typo and the guy was mentioning Pagefile.
As far as I know, if you clean up your temp file, logoff should take less than 30 sec.

 

[RVN]

As far as I know, if you clean up your temp file, logoff should take less than 30 sec.

Depends on your virtual memory settings, ie. the size of your pagefile and how much of it you used during the last session. A 1.5 GB pagefile that's been "exhausted" can take a while to clear depending on the processor speed.

Not that i know of. How would I check?

Go to control panel/administrative tools/local security policy/local polices/ securities options/shutdown: clear virtual memory pagefile, right click on it select properties and check "disable".

Other custom scripts to clear temporary files, prefetcher and other settings ...I'm not sure where you'd look, but like clearing the pagefile you would have actively done something to set them up. I just thought you might've done this and not made the connection to it slowing down the shutdown.

 

[crisp82]

Yep, I meant Pagefile, just to lazy to type it all .

Pagefile is the portion of your HD that Windows will run as extra system memory. If you don't know what it is, it is likely you don't have it set to clear on shutdown.

When did this problem start?

 

[zmzhang]

Originally posted by: bjc112
1) Click START>RUN
2) Type in gpedit.msc
3) Navigate to:

COMPUTER CONFIGURATION>ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES>SYSTEM>LOGON

4) Look for the policy "Maximum retries to unload and update user profile" and double click to open.
5) Enable it with the radio button and set the maximum number of retires to "0".

I just tried that and it works! Thanks everyone

 

[Jgtdragon]

Interesting. Gonna try that.