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When i go to shut down Windows XP, it tells me that Windows is shutting down. It them seems to "hang" for a long while before it shuts down.
How can i cure this
by cmiller5400
It sounds like your profile may be holding locks on the registry. I had this issue where it would take several minutes to shutdown my machine. This fix from Microsoft solved the issue. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1B286E6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en
Or it could be a service that does not want to unload. What error messages are in the event logs in Computer Management/Event viewer/System?
by john.cb1
by i_m_dougie
Check how many services you have running. If there are too many (more than 30) try killing unnecessary services before shutting down.
Once you identify the services slowing you down, you can go into MSCONFIG through the Start-->Run and uncheck programs from the Startup tab that you don't need running when you boot up.
by john.cb1
by zlitocook
Try this site it has helped me a few times.
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php
by john.cb1
by john.cb1
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