Long time to shut down - new XP system

joeharkin · 9th Jan 2009, 02:19 AM

New system takes a VERY long time to shut down, but goes into 'sleep' mode in seconds - why?
New build-
ASUS P5Q SE Plus mobo, dual-core Intel E5200 CPU, 4G Kingston DDR2-800 RAM, Seagate 500G SATA HD, SATA CD/DVD-ROM & SATA DVD-RW, new XP-Pro/SP2 & all upgrades in (no SP3 yet).
Registry tweaked only with the "Fast Shutdown" changes.
Running ZA AV/AS
System will go into 'sleep' in seconds, but takes a few minutes to shutdown/restart. Startup is relatively quick (< 1min)
Need ideas.............

Adrian Wong · 9th Jan 2009, 02:36 AM

Sleep is always fast because the memory contents are retained. Only the computer is powered down to a lower power state.

Depending on what software you have running in the background, it can take a while to shut down or restart. Try checking what you have running in the background. You can reduce the shutdown time by reducing the number of software running in the background.

g0tanks · 9th Jan 2009, 03:31 AM

It's probably some program refusing to shutdown and hanging..

joeharkin · 9th Jan 2009, 04:46 AM

OK thanks. Wasn't sure which category this question fit best, but it seems to be more software - either XP or an app refusing to close.
I have set theReg to immed close non-responsive apps
Recommendations for "watching" the shutdown process ?
ProcessExplorer?
Process Monitor?

lee_what2004 · 9th Jan 2009, 11:55 AM

try to close all background program especially those on the system tray
then try to shutdown
if it fast, then the problem should be one of them.

mikegas · 9th Jan 2009, 04:06 PM

I know a method. Hold down power button long long until power disappear, fastest method.

lee_what2004 · 9th Jan 2009, 04:07 PM

still slow, unplug power cable

joeharkin · 10th Jan 2009, 04:39 AM

Looks like if I first shut down Sys Tray items (Carbonite, Net Magic and ZA) the shutdown happens in seconds after "saving settings", so I guess that's the answer.....Ill set up a shutdown process to automate it.
Thanks, all.

Adrian Wong · 12th Jan 2009, 04:02 PM

Yeah, it's always those background software. Do you real need them all?

coloradoz · 12th Apr 2009, 12:31 PM

The problem here could be the nefarious issue with windows update and DCOM. Sometimes, when installing HP software (not all the time), some of your windows update .dll's get unregistered. Did you look at your event viewer to see if you've got any DCOM related errors?

Try this, create a script and run it - its pretty harmless, but it re-registers your wu*.dll's

net stop wuauserv
regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
regsvr32 /s wups.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll
regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll
regsvr32 /s jscript.dll
regsvr32 /s atl.dll
regsvr32 /s softpub.dll
regsvr32 /s msxml3.dll
net start wuauserv

..AJ

9th Jan 2009, 02:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
joeharkin Newbie Join Date: 9 Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Long time to shut down - new XP system New system takes a VERY long time to shut down, but goes into 'sleep' mode in seconds - why? New build- ASUS P5Q SE Plus mobo, dual-core Intel E5200 CPU, 4G Kingston DDR2-800 RAM, Seagate 500G SATA HD, SATA CD/DVD-ROM & SATA DVD-RW, new XP-Pro/SP2 & all upgrades in (no SP3 yet). Registry tweaked only with the "Fast Shutdown" changes. Running ZA AV/AS System will go into 'sleep' in seconds, but takes a few minutes to shutdown/restart. Startup is relatively quick (< 1min) Need ideas.............

9th Jan 2009, 02:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,137 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	Sleep is always fast because the memory contents are retained. Only the computer is powered down to a lower power state. Depending on what software you have running in the background, it can take a while to shut down or restart. Try checking what you have running in the background. You can reduce the shutdown time by reducing the number of software running in the background. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

9th Jan 2009, 03:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
g0tanks Active Join Date: 6 May 2008 Posts: 608 Reputation: 175 Rep Power: 3	It's probably some program refusing to shutdown and hanging.. __________________

9th Jan 2009, 11:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,352 Reputation: 1149 Rep Power: 15	try to close all background program especially those on the system tray then try to shutdown if it fast, then the problem should be one of them. __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one

9th Jan 2009, 04:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
lee_what2004 Super Active Join Date: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Melaka Posts: 1,352 Reputation: 1149 Rep Power: 15	still slow, unplug power cable __________________ Once a wise-man said : Chapter 1: Don't ever compare if you want to stay constant..... Chapter 2: Whatever you have done in the internet, you will never get away from it... Chapter 3:To be continued after I thought another one

9th Jan 2009, 04:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
joeharkin Newbie Join Date: 9 Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	OK thanks. Wasn't sure which category this question fit best, but it seems to be more software - either XP or an app refusing to close. I have set theReg to immed close non-responsive apps Recommendations for "watching" the shutdown process ? ProcessExplorer? Process Monitor?

9th Jan 2009, 04:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
mikegas Active Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 531 Reputation: 396 Rep Power: 5	I know a method. Hold down power button long long until power disappear, fastest method.

10th Jan 2009, 04:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
joeharkin Newbie Join Date: 9 Jan 2009 Posts: 10 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Looks like if I first shut down Sys Tray items (Carbonite, Net Magic and ZA) the shutdown happens in seconds after "saving settings", so I guess that's the answer.....Ill set up a shutdown process to automate it. Thanks, all.

12th Jan 2009, 04:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,137 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	Yeah, it's always those background software. Do you real need them all? __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

12th Apr 2009, 12:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
coloradoz Newbie Join Date: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	The problem here could be the nefarious issue with windows update and DCOM. Sometimes, when installing HP software (not all the time), some of your windows update .dll's get unregistered. Did you look at your event viewer to see if you've got any DCOM related errors? Try this, create a script and run it - its pretty harmless, but it re-registers your wu*.dll's net stop wuauserv regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll regsvr32 /s wups.dll regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll regsvr32 /s jscript.dll regsvr32 /s atl.dll regsvr32 /s softpub.dll regsvr32 /s msxml3.dll net start wuauserv ..AJ