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Community Newsletter: Q&A: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it?
- 9/12/08 9:06 AM
ccleaner
by Nancyjeane - 9/27/08 9:27 AM In reply to: Why Shutdown is slow by Ancient-OneI have tried to download the free ccleaner, but RegCure keeps popping up and that is not free. can you help me out here?
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by thebug - 9/27/08 10:00 AM In reply to: ccleaner by Nancyjeaneuninstall RegCure. I've used it and have had problems with it!
Nancy - RegCure
by GEO2003 - 9/27/08 10:33 AM In reply to: ccleaner by NancyjeaneIf it is not free uninstall it.
Download Revo Uninstaller so that it does a good job of getting rid of every entry by RegCure.
If there is an icon your TaskBar near the clock, Right Click on it, there should be an option to Exit, Disable or something similar.
Select the appropriate option and then uninstall it with Revo, get Revo from Cnet.
Or Lauch the application and look under the menu for Options, Settings, and look around to see if there is a setting that is checked which states - Start Automatically with Windows or something similar, uncheck that box, reboot the pc and the application should not start automatically.
Then uninstall it with Revo and download CCleaner.
Regards,
Geo
Why Does My PC Take So Long To Shut Down? How To Fix It.
by moxieman - 8/23/08 7:20 PM In reply to: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I am going to cut to the chase on this. Just re-install your XP with your disk and that will fix it. XP will reset everything and off you go. See, no long winded detailed, confusing explainations. It worked for me, it will work for you.
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by thebug - 9/27/08 11:24 AM In reply to: Why Does My PC Take So Long To Shut Down? How To Fix It. by moxiemanWhat's wrong with a second hard drive and doing a backup with Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image! I've used these and had GREAT luck! Just remember to save all your stuff to that drive too.
Got a bad virus-trojan and had to use to do a restore. Takes about 15min. Presto, your back to new. I do a backup about once a month when everything is a-ok.
XP machine - slow shutdown
by HLydick - 8/23/08 8:06 PM In reply to: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I had a similar problem, due to having a machine used by four adults, without any real control as to file storage, program downloads, etc. The following steps helped:
check on TSR's - what runs when you start your computer? Do you really need all that running?
Check hard drive space.
How much memory is on your system?
In my case, going from a (full) 20GB C drive to a 160GB, and going from 768KB to 2GB of memory solved the problem, and also speeded up the system tremendously.
reintall windows
by michaelthegeek - 8/23/08 11:39 PM In reply to: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
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Slow Windows Shut down.
by anthonypace1991 - 8/24/08 1:07 AM In reply to: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Try this:
Google CCLeaner, and download the programme. then run the cleaner and select the registry cleaner afterwards. (this will delete outdated resigtry entries which could slow down your computer.)
and try to shut down again.
if that does not work try uninstalling programmes which you do not use.
Cheers.
Anthony
Slow shut down
by K-yard - 8/24/08 1:44 AM In reply to: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hey Victoria! Sorry bout your problem with you pc! If I may express my opinion it would be in a few suggestion!
1. Try to defragment your hard drive more often. If you are like me i add and remove things all the time hence the hard drive ends up with too many fragments of data.
2. Check and see how many un-necessory programmes you have running. Too many programme is not so advisable as they take up the much needed memory.
3. check you anti-virus! Is it upto date. It many be a virus infection. Some virus infections slow down the pc.
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4. Check how old you hard drive is! If it is too old reading it many become hard hence reduction in speed!
i hope this helps
Answer Victoria
by SeekingData - 8/24/08 5:16 AM In reply to: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hi, Victoria. There are several things that could cause a slow response. However, the number one item may possibly be "file system fragmentation". Please check WikPedia.org for more information about that. Use Windows Defragmenter program to help resolve that issue; also, there are several good disk defragmenting programs(free) that can be downloaded from Download.com . There is another reason your computer has a slow reponse, if you use the internet frequently, your computer's history and cache definitely needs to be "cleaned". Again, there are programs offered for download (Free and Shareware) from Download.com, like CCleaner(free), R-Wipe&Clean that can help you with that issue. I am not a computer expert, however, at times I've experienced these same issues. At least once a week I use a file system defragmenting program and a "system cleaner" to resolve that problem. I hope for you that this is helpful.
The EXACT thing happened to me.
by theq1994 - 8/24/08 6:34 AM In reply to: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I had my windows XP computer, and the exact thing happened to me. It was so frustrating, and I couldn't stand it. I finally contacted my computer manufacturer, and they said to go to Start, Run, "msconfig" and then take of some start up programs that you don't need. Otherwise run a virus program, you should be fine.
PC shutdown
by nofret - 8/24/08 10:18 AM In reply to: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hi Victoria; You say you are shutting your pc down via the power sw. on the pc? If I shut down my PC with the power switch, I will get an error screen next time I start it up. It usually says windows was not shut down right. Start windows normally? Do a complete system tune up. Ch. disk, defragment, viruses, spyware, etc. Then make it a habit to shut down your PC with the shut-down menu. Hope this helps.
Long WinXP Shutdown Times
by wgardenhire - 8/24/08 1:44 PM In reply to: Why does my PC take so long to shut down? How to fix it? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
There are many reasons why there might be an extended wait for a shut down to occur. WinXP does a little clean-up before shutting a computer down, one of the reasons why XP is a stable OS. Other reasons include: many services running, software that is still running when shutdown command initiated, hung applications, security or other software that wants to take a system snapshot, viruses, spyware; the list just goes on and on.
First, make sure that you are running a clean, efficient machine. Clean out the junk files (CCleaner), defrag the drives (Diskeeper Lite), and clean out any malware that may be lurking in the works (Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware, Avira AntiVir, AVG Free)hint; you should not install more than one anti-virus at a time and finally, clean up the registry (RegScrubXP). Once you've done that, make sure that there aren't a lot of unnecessary applications that automatically start up when you start your computer; (start/run/msconfig, select the startup tab and uncheck those entries that are really unnecessary, or that you use only rarely, click apply and close; you will have to restart your computer for these changes to take effect). Now, you have a reasonably clean, efficient system.
It is now time to do a few registry hacks. Be exact, be careful and don't worry, after all, you are going to create a back up of the registry. Go to start/run/regedit, then hit OK. Now, go to file, then export. In the next box, name the file something like shutdwn hacks and save in a directory of your choice. This will create a file which is a copy of your registry as it currently exists, so don't forget where you saved it. Now we can work in comfort; but remember, be careful and be exact.
Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Control
Highlight the Control folder.
In the right pane -
Double click "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" and
Set the value to 1000.
Now find HKEY_CURRENT_USER and navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \
Find and double click "AutoEndTasks" and
Set the value to 1
Find and double click "HungAppTimeout" and
Set the value to 1000
Find and double click "WaitToKillAppTimeout" and
Set the value to 1000
OK, we are almost through so let's take a look at one more thing. This item is probably already at the desired value, but let's make sure. Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
Highlight Memory Management, and in the right pane
Find and double click "ClearPageFileAtShutdown" and
Set the value to 0.
*CAUTION* This value will prevent the page file from being cleared, which takes time, but will also leave information in the page file that you might consider sensitive such as passwords and account numbers. If no one else uses your computer, this is a non-issue.
Now, close the Registry, and restart your computer to have all changes take effect. As a test, do a shutdown and see if things aren't just a little peppier.
TUT & PC Cleaner
by kristin bennett - 9/6/08 8:39 AM In reply to: Long WinXP Shutdown Times by wgardenhireThere is a good program that let's you monitor all programs running on your computer and as well allows you to control what starts when you turn on the computer. It is called TUT The Ultimate Troubleshooter from AnswersThatWork.com.
A paid subscription is necessary . However using TUT has helped me understand how the programs on my computer function. What is necessary and what isn't!
I also run PC Registry Cleaner which is a MUST. Cleans out all fragmented files from downloads etc.
It is not free but is far better than CCleaner.
PC Shut Down Time
by mafmusic - 9/6/08 10:04 AM In reply to: Long WinXP Shutdown Times by wgardenhireWell MACOSX is a very stable operating system, and it shuts down in about 10 seconds.
I use an HP laptop for work, running XP, and it takes a long time to both boot up and to shut down.
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