hnoel Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 When shutting down Windows XP, from the time I click "start" until I get the option to either shutdown...reboot etc. takes about 4-5 minutes. Has anyone else had the same problem? What did you do to correct it?...Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Have you got a XP disk to do a repair install with?.http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/repair_...lation_xp.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Do you have the ZoneAlarm firewall installed, by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hnoel Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Have you got a XP disk to do a repair install with?.http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/repair_...lation_xp.shtmlI have the operations disc that came installed on the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hnoel Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Do you have the ZoneAlarm firewall installed, by any chance?I don't have it installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dencandy Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 hnoel, there are a large number of possible reasons for a slow shutdown, and you may need to experiment a bit. Usually there are multiple reasons. In my view re-installing the operating system (as some appear to be recommending) should be a last resort as it has its own problems & sometimes can be a cause of slow shutdowns owing to the re-installed system trying to access files that are no longer accessible.One solution that helped me was Windows own User Profile Cleanup Service available HERE. This only has to be run once and helps ensure that all services shut down properly.An additional step is to create a fast shutdown icon on your desktop. You find out how to do that at THIS SITE (ignore the adverts on this page, just follow the text in the centre). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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