Can't fully shutdown

  • Thread starter Thread starter ricks99
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I'm not sure if this matters.....

At startup, when I am at the Log Onto Windows screen, if I select RESTART
(instead of entering my username/password), I get the same result: the system
hangs while performing the restart.

Does this imply that the problem is NOT in a user-spawned task?

Tx
 
These registry edits seem to have no effect at all. I am still experiencing
shutdown/restart issues. I have the same problem when I start in SAFE mode or
regular. :(

-R

"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

> >No, this is a desktop tower PC.
>
> Ok. If there's an app that's hanging up the following will kill it
> dead at shutdown and should fix your woes.
>
> Try the following:
>
> Go to Start > Run and enter REGEDIT and press OK. This fires up the
> registry editor.
>
> Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Edit the
> following keys:
>
> 1) AutoEndTasks: Default is 0, make it 1
>
> You can also try the following settings under the same branch:
>
> 2) ForegroundLockTimeout: Default is 20000, make it 0
>
> 3) HungAppTimeout:Default is 5000, try 1000, if it's still slow, try
> 500. I don't suggest going anything lower than 250 though as it could
> really make programs / services that need a momentd or two to end
> act...funny.
>
> 4) WaitToKillAppTimeout: Default is 20000, try 1000, if it's still
> slow, try 500. I don't suggest going anything lower than 250 though as
> it could really make programs / services that need a moment or two to
> end act...funny.
>
> Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control
>
> 1) WaitToKillServiceTimeout: Default is 20000, try 2000. I don't use
> this setting personally and it's questionable whether XP supports it
> or not.
>
> When you finish, reboot. Log into XP and then do a shutdown and see
> how long it take.
>
> If some of the keys above don't exists, just create them using the
> right mouse button.
>
> #1 is a String Value
> #2 is DWORD value
> #3 is a String value
> #4 is a String value
>
> Good luck.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf
>
 
>These registry edits seem to have no effect at all. I am still experiencing
>shutdown/restart issues. I have the same problem when I start in SAFE mode or
>regular. :(

It would then seem that the problem you're having is more serious than
just an application hanging in the background during shutdown. I would
recommend trying to get the following patch from Microsoft from this
KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842827

Do a Google search for the file named WindowsXP-KB842827-x86-ENU.exe
There's one place you can get it but it requires free registration.

- Thee Chicago Wolf
 
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