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For quicker shutdown and startup I use hibernate... masks the inefficiency of Windows boot/shutdown. Maybe you could try it disk space permitting.
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L'es,
Suggest a defrag, ask if you dont know how.
Run something like CCleaner to get rid of unwanted bits and pieces
Also re Hibernate, IIRC it doesnt allow the registry to compress so ulitmately increases shut down and start up times.
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Hibernate, in contrast to Standby, Saves all your settings before shutting down the system; on rebooting the system resumes at the exact point when it was closed down i.e. all programs, applications etc are intact.
In Standby, if you are unfortunate enough to suffer a power failure or other problem, any unsaved work will be lost.
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Suggest a defrag ............ Run something like CCleaner to get rid of unwanted bits and pieces
I've just finished a defrag but it hasn't improved the shut-down time. I run CCleaner regularly ~ at least once a week.
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You are right, long shut down times are due to closing down *running* programes.
How do you know what is superfluous?
ctrl/alt/delete - task manager - processes
how many? check them on the web to see what they are.
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If you have Spybot s/d installed, change into "advanced" mode, click on the "tools" menu and the on "system start-up". A screen will open with a "run" list, marked in yellow and green, click on the arrow bar on the end of this window, which will open a blank description area, now click on the items in the run list one by one, and read the descriptions, any that come up as "typically not required" you can uncheck the associated box for that item, it is suprising sometimes just how much you can shutdown. and stop from starting in the first place! this can have dramatic effects on both start-up and shutdown times.
If on the other hand, you dont have spybot installed, totally ignore all the above!
Billy
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Unless you have MS defender installed - it has the same functions
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I haven't got Spybot or MS Defender. I have Webroot Spysweeper with Antivirus, plus ZoneAlarm free version.
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Slow shut downs can be improved in some instances by using this microsoft utility
tinyurl.com/2kaknx "A service to help with slow log off and unreconciled profile problems."
Also, if you are using zonealarm, it is worth noting that the previous version was causing slow shutdowns. The latest version has cured it on my XP machines. The release history and download locations for all free versions (current and outdated) is
download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/information/znalm/...l
e.g. "7.0.462.000 was released to the public on December 14, 2007. For changes in this version, click here*. To download this version, click here*."
* = links given on the zonelabs release history page.
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I already have the latest version of ZoneAlarm so it isn't that.
What's the maximum shut-down time that you would consider to be reasonable?
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ctrl/alt/delete - task manager - processes how many? check them on the web to see what they are.
I have 26 processes running but I'm not competent to decide which are needed and which aren't.
I have 6 start-up items as follows.
E_FATIADE ~ whatever that is!
Dragdiag ~ this is my Speedtouch modem
zlclient ~ ZoneAlarm free firewall
SpySweeperUI ~ this is Webroot Spy Sweeper with Antivirus
ctfmon ~ C:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe, whatever that is!
Bandwidth Meter ~ this is Tautology Bandwidth Meter v1.2, and disabling it made no difference to shut-down.
I'll be grateful for any suggestions.
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E_FATIADE ~ whatever that is!>>
Epson utility.
ctfmon ~ C:Windowssystem32ctfmon.exe whatever that is! >>
MS Office.
>>What's the maximum shut-down time that you would consider to be reasonable?
Start up and shut down varies, I have three PCs on XP Professional, approx times:
Laptop: Startup = 90 secs Shutdown = 10 secs
Workstation: Startup = 20 secs Shutdown = 20 secs
Family PC: Startup = 20 secs Shutdown = 10 secs
The laptop start up is a little annoying though there are no problems, I would say if it aint broke dont fix it, of course if the shut down time continues to lengthen then it is worth tackling.
Edited by cheddar on 06/02/2008 at 09:35
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I rebuilt my PC and added 512 MB of RAM to give a total 1.5GB. StartUp and shutdown times fell dramatically (start up from 90secs to about 20).
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Memory can make a difference though my workstation and family PC have 2GB and 1GB rspectively and they perform similarly in that regard where as the laptop has 1GB and is slower to start up.
I have thought about extra memory in the laptop though as is typical it only has two slots so I would have to replace the two 512MB sticks with two 1GB sticks as opposed to add another GB as you can do on a desktop.
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laptops are always slower to start and shut down. They have much more running programs loaded - battery monitors, power saving schemes, bluetooth, wireless, infared, touchpad drivers, manufacturers utilities, etc etc.
Old t40 laptop 512MB memory start 40 seconds, shut down 1 minute, (it needs to be reloaded)
Home workstation Pentium 3.4 EE, 2gb memory- Start to logon screen 15 seconds, logon user another 10 seconds. shutdown (from user logged on) (with no progs running) 15 seconds.
26 processes is on the low side - thats good
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laptops are always slower to start and shut down. They have much more running programs>>
True, though while mine (Core 2 Duo T5500 1GB 667mhx memory) takes up to 90 secs to start including log-on it will literally shut down in 10 seconds.
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> 90 seconds to start
yuo cos all the stuff thats loaded on Laptops, is all mostly hardware monitoring or comms stuff, that needs to talk to hardware, check status, check links, check the G shock status of the drives - etc etc etc
It does not care about chopping them when powering down, so its literaly write unsaved data, write registry, clear cache and die.
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Old t40 laptop 512MB ............. shut down 1 minute
Home workstation Pentium 3.4 EE 2gb memory ........... shutdown (from user logged on) (with no progs running) 15 seconds. 26 processes is on the low side - thats good
Looks like my problem is down to having a low RAM ~ both me and my pc! And to think that the original 256 MB was a good (although not top) spec when I bought it 5 years ago. I think I'll wait until it gets to be a real nuisance and then I'll buy a new one with oodles of RAM.
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my old pc only has384mb memory, has 29 running processes on win 98, still shuts down in 12 seconds. May be worthwhile downloading spybot s/d just to see what if anything you can shutdown, if it turns out that there isn't anything (there will be ;-)), you can always delete it again! - its free! find it on Gooogle.
Billy
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