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Author:  [QBS]Dr.Strangelove [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Long Shutdown time

as with keeping with tradition, I am late to this windows 7 party.

while I have been impressed with some aspects on the OS, the one thing that's
really letting the side down is the shutdown time.

The fastest recorded bootdown from hitting the shutdown tab is 1min 30secs
the longest being well over the 3 minute mark

all i have installed atm are

nividia mobo & graphics drivers,
creative sound drivers
Kaspersky internet security
opera browser

I am aware of the reg hack to decrease the time, but it doesn't really work for me.
I have tried with Kaspersky uninstalled.
Tried different nvidia drivers

still it hangs its tits off :scratch:

oh i havent ran ms update yet (SP 1 out on the 22nd)

fire away with any questions....

Dr.Strangelove - XP fanboi

Author:  nicey=GCHQ= [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Long Shutdown time

sumat wrong there... mines @ 10 secs max.
what spec is pc? memory wise as well

rather than copy and paste...

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/For ... c60e218130

Author:  [QBS]Dr.Strangelove [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Long Shutdown time

sorry i did miss some info out :safe:

W7 64bit
4Gb Ram
an old intel 6600 core 2 clocked at 3.26GHz
2 WD Raptors Raid 0

start up only contains 3 things

nvidia@nvraid
ctxfihlp (soundcard)
Kaspersky anitvirus

and the same 3 in the non windows 'running' services

will give that link a closer inspection, ta geoff! :o7:

Author:  [QBS]Dr.Strangelove [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Long Shutdown time

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:


tried all of the tricks that link mentioned, this is the badger that worked

Quote:
Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
Change the data value of the ClearPageFileAtShutdown value in the following registry key to a value of0 :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
If the value does not exist, add the following value:
Value Name: ClearPageFileAtShutdown
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0


it worked so well i didnt have time to set the stopwatch :roll: :lol:


:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Author:  nicey=GCHQ= [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Long Shutdown time

n1.

Author:  happyslappy [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Long Shutdown time

how long now out of interest?
i have the same system with SSD - 8 seconds windows boot and about 40 seconds total reboot - cause of the POST crap etc

Author:  [QBS]Dr.Strangelove [ Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Long Shutdown time

including the following reg hack

Quote:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
WaitToKillServiceTimeout REG_SZ 2000


shutdown is less than 10 seconds, it really is quick

but......

just before i typed this reply, i thought i would just time it again :s

it took ages, closer inspection revealed the ClearPageFileAtShutdown reg key changed back to 1

:s :s

Author:  Lur =GCHQ= [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Long Shutdown time

i understand why you'd want it to boot up fast, but why does it matter how long it takes to shut down? hit shutdown.. walk away. done. :scratch:


my pc varies from 10-15 seconds to a few minutes to shutdown on win7, but it seems to depend on what ive had running during the time its been switched on. never been a problem for me though :s


also, keep in mind, if you've only recently upgraded, good chance its installing updates while shutting down.

Author:  CoolHandLuke=GCHQ= [ Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Long Shutdown time

Lur =GCHQ= wrote:
i understand why you'd want it to boot up fast, but why does it matter how long it takes to shut down? hit shutdown.. walk away. done. :scratch:





hardly ever remember turning mine off , hit shut down crawl or stagger away to bed :Drunk: :grin:

Author:  [QBS]Dr.Strangelove [ Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Long Shutdown time

I was always told of the speed difference between xp sp3 and w7
the latter often being touted as the quickest

so you can imagine the horror at the 3 minute shutdown

the boot up time isn't such an issue, within reason (xp still quicker though :) )

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