Windows XP SP2 takes ages to shutdown

[Anakin]

When I click the shutdown button, I get the Windows is shutting down prompt, but it takes nearly a minute to power off.

Is there anyway to speed up the process.

[cronus71]

Hi,

has always been like that? any recent HW or SW adds? I had a problem with my laptop, except it was the booting up after the network login, I could figure out what it was so I had to use System Restore, fixed my problem.

EDITED: On the other hand it could be this, the HOTFIX bit.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822738

[Anakin]

Well for a few days after a clean install of Windows XP SP2 integrated it would shut down quickly, but then it went from fast shutdown to slow.

I'll checkout that link anyway

Ta

[cronus71]

If you can afford the disk spcae, create a restore point of the current settings. And then just to check it, roll back to an earlier one.

Also see here "SHUTDOWN WORKS, BUT IT’S REAL SLOW"
http://www.pro-networks.org/XPMaNiA//shutdown.shtml

[Anakin]

Hmmm, maybe the Nvidia thing is causing it, I'll disable it.

[andrewison]

This could be a case of when windows is shutting down it is writing over the swap file ( i remeber there is an option to do this) .

checking on MS here is a link which might help
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314834/EN-US/
This refers to How to Clear the Windows Paging File at Shutdown.

I suspect this might be the case here and hence will take alot longer than normal.
In the link , it point to replacing the reg entry with a 1 (this is to clear it) . Hopefully this is what you have at present (as this might explain why it is taking some time. If it has a 0 , then I might suggest leaving it alone.

do a search in google for "clearing pagefile during shutdown" without the comma for some useful suggestions.

:thumbs