slow shutdown

[andypa1]

it takes bestpart of 5 minutes to shutdown.
I have read somewhere that a registry entry makes slowdown unnecesarily slow. Does anybody know what it is and could you tell me please.
Thanks alot
Andy

 

[bionic]

What os are you using?

 

[andypa1]

xp

it is
xp mate

 

[banzibaby]

Hi

Have U ever used a prog or util that clears the pagefile on shutdown? , that can often be the cause of slow shutdown, if not then there might be a prog or service that is having trouble shuttin down when U tell XP to shutdown

BaNzI

 

[andypa1]

No

No but could you tell me how to disable the wiping of the pagefile

 

[bionic]

I would first check the event log for error reports and then make a search on google for the errors event ids.
The regentries you mention are probably the max timeout values for apps and services and\or the unload dlls directly tweak.
I use a tweaker for messing about with this
Usually i would leave these settings alone though(except for unload dlls directly) and let the os do its thing.

More general info:
http://www.windowsxpforums.com/windowsxp_shutdown_restart.htm
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php
http://www.theeldergeek.com/shutdown_issues_in_xp.htm