How to script systray shutdowns ??

[joeharkin]

My system takes several minutes to complete the "Windows Shutdown". The slowdown seems to be the apps active in systray (typically ZA, NetMagic ). If I close/exit them first, then Start/Turnoff/Shutdown, the system stops in @ 15 seconds.
How can I automate the process of closing these apps and then shutting down, so I don't have to wait several minutes till it power-off?

[Dashken]

What OS are you using?

Set OpSysSet = GetObject("winmgmts:{(Shutdown)}//./root/cimv2").ExecQuery("select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Primary=true")

for each OpSys in OpSysSet
OpSys.Shutdown()
next

Copy and paste everything in the quote above into notepad and save it as maybe... "Shutdown.vbs"

Double-click it, it should shutdown the computer. Try it.

[joeharkin]

Daskken, the OS is XP-Pro. I'll try your script in meantime.
Long time since I wrote any code of any kind........
I find if I right-click and shutdown NetMagic and then ZA (have to confirm thru the warning window), and then Start/TurnOff/Shutdown, the systen goes thru the "windows is shutting down" phase in @ 5sec.

[joeharkin]

Dashken-
Your suggested script did not shut down any faster than standard Start/TurnOff/Shutdown - took @ 3 mins to power down.
It may be the ZA warning window that pops up when you try to close the app - it requires you to confirm. I'll try to find a wayto shut it off.

[Zenphic]

you might want to check out some registry tweaks to close those software faster at shutdown.

Beginners Guides: 99 Performance Tips for Windows XP - PCSTATS.com

[joeharkin]

Went thru the "99" and did the reg tweaks for speeding up shutdown by reducing the "no-response" wait timers.
The "problem" is definitely with ZA. Right-click and select "shutdown" opens an "are you sure" window which has to be confirmed. If that's done, the Windows shutdown goes in 5 seconds after "saving settings". Otherwise it takes about 3 minutes. [i]m looking for a way to stop it from asking. Maybe next a query to ZA to see if it can be opted out. Even tho I'm running behind a router I like to keep an AV/AS up. Run it on the laptop, too 'cause it's occasionally used outside.
Any recommendations for an alt AV/AS ?

[Dashken]

Ok, one option is to force ZA to terminate by force. If you're into that idea... check out at task manager and find out which process corresponds to the one running at the system tray. Should be zonealarm.exe I suppose. Select it and choose end task. Mouse over the ZA icon at system tray and see whether it disappears.

After you've found the processname.exe, take note of it.

Dim shell
Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
return = shell.Run ("cmd /c taskkill.exe /F /IM zonealarm.exe")

Set OpSysSet = GetObject("winmgmts:{(Shutdown)}//./root/cimv2").ExecQuery("select * from Win32_OperatingSystem where Primary=true")

for each OpSys in OpSysSet
OpSys.Shutdown()
next

As usual, copy/paste it to notepad and save it as filename.vbs. Change the zonealarm.exe in the script to the correct process name. That should work, try it.