Slow Shutdown [solved]

[Sakuya]

I have Windows 2000. In the past, whenever I shut down the computer, it usually takes about 5 seconds max which is very fast. It didn't felt like I had to wait. But after I installed a new DVD writer and replaced Nero 6 with Nero 7, I find that shutting down took about a minute or more of waiting. It started happening every night since my installation of the DVD writer and Nero 7. Is there a solution to make it shut down as fast as before?

[foxyshadis]

My first guess would be InCD, then Scout. Just disabling InCD isn't enough, you have to uninstall it to remove the driver. If that's not it, you'll have to try a tedious process of killing one app at a time and rebooting to check whether it's the one holding the profile open.

[Sakuya]

My first guess would be InCD, then Scout. Just disabling InCD isn't enough, you have to uninstall it to remove the driver. If that's not it, you'll have to try a tedious process of killing one app at a time and rebooting to check whether it's the one holding the profile open.

What are those, I've never installed those before. :confused: If it's a device driver, won't it affect the DVD writer?

[Blue_MiSfit]

arrr evil packet writing software.

Vanilla Windows 2000 shuts down VERY quickly, but I know what you mean. Sometimes (especially on older machines) you get an offending application or service running that will hang the shutdown for a good minute or two :|

~MiSfit

[Shinigami-Sama]

uh...
save your profile and reinstall?

[Sakuya]

uh...
save your profile and reinstall?

You mean Windows? Nah, I don't think it's worth that much. Perhaps if I tried uninstalling Nero... By the way if it means anything, it hangs a minute or two at the "Please wait, saving your settings" screen.

[Shinigami-Sama]

its almost always worth it to reinstall windows
once you've learned how to do it on a machine you can be back and running in under an hour once its reinstalled

I'd check the services and startup list for anything that looks out of the ordinary myself though

[Sakuya]

I'd check the services and startup list for anything that looks out of the ordinary myself though

Where is the services and startup list? :p

[Shinigami-Sama]

Where is the services and startup list? :p

services should be services.msc in 2k, if not I'm going to have to brush up on 2k..
and startup is in msconfig
window key+r to bring up the run menu

[foxyshadis]

InCD is part of Nero, it's the part that lets you drag and burn files to disc one at a time, without burning the whole disc at once. Go to Nero Product Setup to uninstall that application. Alternately, disable the driver in device manager - no idea what it's called, or if you even can, sorry.

If it refuses to budge, you can just delete its entry in the registry, but I'd rather not tell you how to do that (very easy to break everything messing around in that key).

[legoman666]

Why do you care how long it takes to shut down? Press the "shut down" button, turn off the monitor, get up and leave.

Are you sitting there watching it shut down or what?

Or maybe you're rebooting, in which case, ignore me :P

[Sakuya]

Why do you care how long it takes to shut down? Press the "shut down" button, turn off the monitor, get up and leave.

I have to wait for it to shut down, so then I can turn off the surge protector outlet and the monitor.

[Shinigami-Sama]

I have to wait for it to shut down, so then I can turn off the surge protector outlet and the monitor.

uhhh.... why?

alternativly you could always install linux and use VMs, and just hit up 'halt' to turn off the PC when you're done ;)

[Sakuya]

uhhh.... why?

I was scarred many years ago when my monitor suddenly burst into flames. :p So I've been shutting down everything for many years and it became a routine. Doesn't everyone turn off the surge protector when they're done using the computer? :confused:

[Shinigami-Sama]

no because they're usually stuffed under desks and cloged with wires to things like Networked Printers, phones and lights as well as the PC and related tools

[Zach]

I'll bet Sakuya's electric bills are smaller than everyone else's. :p Most people don't realize that many devices (monitors, printers, etc.) simply go into standby mode when the off switch is flipped. Only completely removing its power source turns it completely off. ;)

[legoman666]

I was scarred many years ago when my monitor suddenly burst into flames. :p So I've been shutting down everything for many years and it became a routine. Doesn't everyone turn off the surge protector when they're done using the computer? :confused:

Hell, I just never turn my computer off :P

[Sakuya]

I uninstalled Nero 7 and reinstalled Nero 6 and that solved the slow shutdown problem. Go figure. :rolleyes: Thanks for the help.

[kikatu]

Hi:

Open a new Text file and save with the extension .reg

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"HungAppTimeout"="1000"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="2000"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="2000"

And to review what's autoloading you may use AutoRuns (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/AutoRuns.mspx) (check for the option to hide Microsoft entries)

[CWR03]

Doesn't everyone turn off the surge protector when they're done using the computer?
Turning off the surge protector doesn't completely disconnect the devices plugged into it, only one of the three leads. Unless you're unplugging it from the wall, you aren't getting much more protection than leaving it on.