Solve : SHUTDOWN PC!THATS AN ORDER!!?

1.	Solve : SHUTDOWN PC!THATS AN ORDER!!?
Answer» Hey. Goodmorning all. Listen up men. There is a PC (1Gz Ram , P4 3.0Gz , MSI MO/BO brand new).The problem is when i shut down the computer the little bugger takes up to 5 minutes to dropdead(shutdown) Any ideas?Update you OS.Vell.........ve must first execute plan "A" unt if dat dunt vork execute plan"B" Even a jarhead can do dat ......... Gutten tag BS KlinkTry checking your startup folder for UNNECESSARY apps. Run virus/spyware checks. Get all Microsoft updates.Does your BIOS have an option for quick shutdown?A German soldier and marine were using the heads.The german soldier went to wash his hands, the marine just passed by.The german said "in the german army they learn US to wash our hand first" and then the marine REPLIED" in the marines they learn us , not to pee on our own hands" SEMPER FI COL.KLINK HEHE not a good one mac!its a brand new machinery mac.When it is restarting its all ok it takes about 1 (less) to to the job.when it shut down its killing me. Anyway i see what i can do. Hey Fed i forgot you.Be more specific fot the OS if you please .fot, what's fot? OS=Operating System. Windows update, give it the full 9 yards marine80........ How many running processes do you have? ....perhaps one is hanging up and slowing down the shutdown . Which operating system are you using ? dl65 Quote marine80........ How many running processes do you have? ....perhaps one is hanging up and slowing down the shutdown . Yeah, I notice that if you have a bunch of stuff open when you shut down it will have to close them all first which means it uses the "End Task" function which, I've noticed, takes forever to end the task...Assuming you're on XP as am I. Also, go with what was mentioned about startup PROGRAMS. To see what it starting up when you boot up, go to Start>Run... and type in "msconfig" without the quotations. Click the "Startup" tab and see how many things you've checked. Chances are: if you got your computer from a rent-to-own place then it will have a bunch of their programs on their for some reason. Unchecking some or all of these won't kill your computer but it may cause soem things to not run correctly or at all. All I have slected to startup is my Anti-Virus and Volume Control. Only have what you occasionally-to-always use start up. Otherwise you're just loading programs for no reason which is a waste of RAM and CPU speed. Not to mention, the more programs it opens at start up means the more programs that are open all together. The more programs which are open when you shut down, the longer it will take to shut down. Observe your shut down sequence, too. See what comes up on the screen and relay that back to us.Hello all hands. merry x-mass to all. thanks for your help. im going for search and destroy exercise up the mountains for two weeks and i check the pc later. i would be a number,number 1! semper fidelis!

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Hey.
Goodmorning all.
Listen up men.
There is a PC (1Gz Ram , P4 3.0Gz , MSI MO/BO brand new).The problem is when i shut down the computer the little bugger takes up to 5 minutes to dropdead(shutdown)
Any ideas?Update you OS.Vell.........ve must first execute plan "A" unt if dat dunt vork execute plan"B"
Even a jarhead can do dat .........

Gutten tag

BS KlinkTry checking your startup folder for UNNECESSARY apps.
Run virus/spyware checks.
Get all Microsoft updates.Does your BIOS have an option for quick shutdown?A German soldier and marine were using the heads.The german soldier went to wash his hands, the marine just passed by.The german said "in the german army they learn US to wash our hand first" and then the marine REPLIED" in the marines they learn us , not to pee on our own hands"
SEMPER FI COL.KLINK

HEHE not a good one mac!its a brand new machinery mac.When it is restarting its all ok it takes about 1 (less) to to the job.when it shut down its killing me.
Anyway i see what i can do.

Hey Fed i forgot you.Be more specific fot the OS if you please .fot, what's fot?
OS=Operating System.
Windows update, give it the full 9 yards marine80........ How many running processes do you have? ....perhaps one is hanging up and slowing down the shutdown .
Which operating system are you using ?

dl65 Quote

marine80........ How many running processes do you have? ....perhaps one is hanging up and slowing down the shutdown .

Yeah, I notice that if you have a bunch of stuff open when you shut down it will have to close them all first which means it uses the "End Task" function which, I've noticed, takes forever to end the task...Assuming you're on XP as am I.

Also, go with what was mentioned about startup PROGRAMS. To see what it starting up when you boot up, go to Start>Run... and type in "msconfig" without the quotations. Click the "Startup" tab and see how many things you've checked.

Chances are: if you got your computer from a rent-to-own place then it will have a bunch of their programs on their for some reason. Unchecking some or all of these won't kill your computer but it may cause soem things to not run correctly or at all. All I have slected to startup is my Anti-Virus and Volume Control. Only have what you occasionally-to-always use start up. Otherwise you're just loading programs for no reason which is a waste of RAM and CPU speed.

Not to mention, the more programs it opens at start up means the more programs that are open all together. The more programs which are open when you shut down, the longer it will take to shut down.

Observe your shut down sequence, too. See what comes up on the screen and relay that back to us.Hello all hands.
merry x-mass to all.
thanks for your help.
im going for search and destroy exercise up the mountains for two weeks and i check the pc later.

i would be a number,number 1!
semper fidelis!

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