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How to Speed Up Windows XP Shutdown

Published in Tips & Tutorials - Posted By: admin 

27

Jul

Windows takes long to Shutdown when third party or Microsoft applications have not properly unload from memory when exiting. Windows will keep trying to completely close them until finally decides that it can't and should shutdown. Even if you find the application causing the problem it may be impossible to do anything about it.

To fix this problem Microsoft released the User Profile Hive Cleanup Service

After the installation open up your services list (Click start, then run and type services.msc, click OK), you should see one new service :

This free utility automatically cleans up user profiles reclaiming resources as soon as a task is finished and prevents you from wait when shutting down Windows XP.

The other option is to download this .zip file.
Running the .cmd file contained will force Windows XP to shutdown in few seconds.

You may also need a fast user Log-off or a fast Restart.



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cyber_rigger Says, in 7-27-2007 at 10:45:49 from 74.192.40.197    

1. Pull Plug.

2. Reboot with Ubuntu installation CD.

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mind Says, in 7-27-2007 at 11:22:19 from 72.79.233.184    

uh, the other option is to just hit the power button. any modern filesystem is fine with that

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Alex Says, in 7-27-2007 at 12:23:17 from 74.99.225.36    

I downloaded it but it kept giving me a an error about the network when installing. I then tried the manual install but got nowhere. I tried the -install parameter and a windows came up with further arcane instructions. Who wrote this ineffective app? Oh, and I had to install the WGA plugin AGAIN.

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admin Says, in 7-27-2007 at 12:25:32 from 87.14.95.104    

Are you talking about the Microsoft "User Profile Hive Cleanup Service" Patch ?

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ALex Says, in 7-27-2007 at 12:39:49 from 74.99.225.36    

Yes, Admin. Turns out it wouldn't install because I already had it in the system. When I uninstalled it and tried again it worked. Turns out this is old and the file date is from 2005. It's odd that MS published this in March of this year but the program file is much older. I reinstalled it thinking that I was updating to a newer version but it's the same. I must have installed it when I ran Autopatcher.

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badcalculon Says, in 7-28-2007 at 11:18:43 from 203.4.251.203    

Wtf? What are people waiting for? This program is for the extremely small niche of obsessive compulsive people who are forced to wait at their computer and wait till it stops shutting down. They can't use the power button because of their fear that the computer won't like them anymore.
still, cool, save my mother a lot of time

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leetupload Says, in 7-28-2007 at 12:37:54 from 67.38.34.115    

So… badcalculon's Mom is OCD.

Neat application, or you can always create a shortcut that runs a command to clear the system's memory. Makes shutdown times a breeze.

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it2051229 Says, in 7-29-2007 at 07:36:49 from 203.111.234.21    

lemme try.. let me tryyyyy..

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Daniel Kim Says, in 8-11-2007 at 05:57:01 from 71.210.234.14    

You can also use the command-line "shutdown" command (in Start — Run . . . ).

shutdown -f -s -t -01

-f force programs to close
-s confirming that you really want to shut down
-t 01 setting delay time to 01 seconds

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