Slow shutdown

jocelyn79@bluey · 07-07-2006, 06:37 AM

Hi
i have recently noticed that when i go to shutdown my computer it takes forever to shutdown and switch off.
Is there anything i can do to speed up this process

~~whodat~~ · 07-07-2006, 07:13 AM

greetings
first try cleanup in my sig
move pertinent data from your temp folders, as it will clean them out
do a scan with ewido, adaware, and panda on line....all available free from cnet download..report back the results
then try a defrag

are you using norton?

post back

jocelyn79@bluey · 07-07-2006, 10:31 AM

I have Norton.
Did the scans you said and they were clean except panda which had two infections.
Also defraged

dai · 07-07-2006, 11:29 AM

it rewrites system restore before shutting down,there are ways of shortening the process,but if you make it to quick it corrupts your restore points
shutting down should not be a problem,you just click shutdown and walk away and let it do it's thing
you will find the instruction on how here on bob cerrelli's site under startup and shutdown
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm

07-07-2006, 06:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
jocelyn79@bluey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 37 OS: xp	Slow shutdown Hi i have recently noticed that when i go to shutdown my computer it takes forever to shutdown and switch off. Is there anything i can do to speed up this process

07-07-2006, 11:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,678 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	it rewrites system restore before shutting down,there are ways of shortening the process,but if you make it to quick it corrupts your restore points shutting down should not be a problem,you just click shutdown and walk away and let it do it's thing you will find the instruction on how here on bob cerrelli's site under startup and shutdown http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm __________________

07-07-2006, 07:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	greetings first try cleanup in my sig move pertinent data from your temp folders, as it will clean them out do a scan with ewido, adaware, and panda on line....all available free from cnet download..report back the results then try a defrag are you using norton? post back

07-07-2006, 10:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
jocelyn79@bluey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 37 OS: xp	I have Norton. Did the scans you said and they were clean except panda which had two infections. Also defraged