SLOW XP shutdown issue

[skybolt_1]

I know that there are many threads out there about the well-documented slow XP shutdown problem, and I have tried all the solutions offered. These include the disable Nvidia Driver Helper fix, modifying the registry to NOT clear the pagefile on shutdown, and going into msconfig to disable the nxie selection in the startup tab.
None of this has solved my issue. My computer takes about 4-5 minutes to shut down or reboot. I have scanned for viruses, spyware, ect, with no luck and the only things that I have running in my taskbar are the volume icon, Norton Antivirus, and Sygate Personal Firewall.

I have checked the event log for any errors but I am unable to find any signifcant, regular activity.

Any suggestions?

skybolt_1

[thegladiatorgy]

Have you tried reinstalling Windows?

[VHockey86]

What are the specs on your computer?
My 600mhz laptop with a 4200rpm hdd times around 3-4 minutes to load windows 2000 pro

[JPMiller]

http://www.activewin.com/winxp/tips/shutdown/4.shtml
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm
http://www.windowsxpforums.com/windo...wn_restart.htm
http://www.duxcw.com/faq/win/xp/shutdwn.htm

[skybolt_1]

thegladiatorgy: twice now. no kidding.

VHockey86: Athlon XP 1700+ on a Gigabyte GA-7VRX version 3.0 with the latest BIOS, 512 megs of DDR 2700 RAM and a Maxtor 40.0gb HD. Nvidia Geforce3 PNY 64meg graphics card. Sound Blaster Live 5.1, Linksys networking card.

JPMiller: Thanks, I'll check those out.

[Sweeper]

http://www.topshareware.com/XP-Smoker-download-4662.htm

I run it on mine. Much faster boot-up and shut-down!!! Plus more features.

[311Sam]

Be sure to disable un-needed services. You can free up about 40mb of ram this way.

Use this: http://home.earthlink.net/~leon36/data/services.txt

And this: http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

as a guide for disabling services.



Enjoy!

[sam]

hey SWEEPER how do i UNDO what ever XP SMOkER has done to my pc?
all i did was D/L it to see the features it had .i did not change any settings it had to offer now i cant get the programs to load in startup that i want in my task bar
example i want my AV/firewall ,UD,and motherboard monitor 5 running . it disables my firewall on startup and eather dont show MBM5 or UD then when i try to start them it just would not . i have uninstalled MBM5 and reinstalled it , it worked fine till i restarted and now it is off of my taskbaragain
oh and now my XP theme is now windows XP (modified) with no way to switch it back( all that means is that it is win xp just without all the colors like normal xp)just kinda dull looking

[dday]

Try some reading at, www.theeldergeek.com . There are several issues covered under his XP shutdown issues section. Got this link from the search function here on the forums awhile back. I still haven't resolved this same issue on my comp, and it is very annoying. Rots O Ruck !

[skuz]

Have you been to Windowsupdate ? Hotfix Q329170 is known to cause problems, including an additional 30 seconds delay when shutting down.