WinXP needs 15min to shut down...

[poisonborz]

I'm tinkering on this problem for a while, so I tought someone might have an idea...

I have WinXP SP1, and when I try to shut it down, nothing happens - of course, after telling it to shut down, I can't open any programs anymore ("the window-management system is under shutdown"). Only after 10-15 minutes, computer shuts down.

The problem is unambiguous: a service/dll is timing out. Wich is strange, becouse I've set that timeout to a few seconds in registry (and the default would be 20sec anyway).
Is there any program or solution that can track down these timeouting components... (just like boot analyzers)?

 

[ValuedCustomer]

I'm wondering if installing sp2 would have any affect? (you may have a good reason for not installing already but just askin')

 

[corkyg]

When did you last do a complete adware/spyware scan with a good relative program? That stuff can cause any computer to go into a self-strangulation mode.

 

[poisonborz]

I did not install SP2 becouse the fear of incompatibility problems mentioned on several forums... I also care a lot about spyware/adware with several progs/firewall etc, so I guess we can rule that out too.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: poisonborz
I did not install SP2 becouse the fear of incompatibility problems mentioned on several forums... I also care a lot about spyware/adware with several progs/firewall etc, so I guess we can rule that out too.

Those fears are generally unfounded. Incompatibilities are few and far between, and most have been resolved in the year since SP2 was first released.

 

[John]

start > run > msconfig > selective startup > uncheck 'load startup items' > apply & yes to reboot

Report back if your pc shuts down after a few seconds and post your HiJack This log.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: poisonborz
I did not install SP2 becouse the fear of incompatibility problems mentioned on several forums... I also care a lot about spyware/adware with several progs/firewall etc, so I guess we can rule that out too.

Update, you won't have any issues.

 

[firewall]

Originally posted by: poisonborz
I did not install SP2 becouse the fear of incompatibility problems mentioned on several forums... I also care a lot about spyware/adware with several progs/firewall etc, so I guess we can rule that out too.

I haven't encountered SP2 problems with my two PCs. Give SP2 a try. It might solve the problem.

 

[firewall]

BTW, what are your hardware specs?

 

[orion23]

Logitch itouch software use to cause this problem on my machine.

You really need to update to SP2, without it and other updates your machine is at risk!

 

[Final5]

You should have nothing to fear from updating to SP2. I've had no problems (touch wood).

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: orion23
Logitch itouch software use to cause this problem on my machine.

You really need to update to SP2, without it and other updates your machine is at risk!

true that. I love their stuff, but logitech has real problems making software that doesn't fubar something. iTouch would crap out on me all the time, their webcam software would kill my start menu, etc...

 

[poisonborz]

Yeah, thanks everyone... damn, it was iTouch 😛

So, everyone using that crap, downgrade that driver if possible, the old version seems not to have this bug.