restart and shutdown takes ages

kof2000 · 04-19-2005, 08:10 AM

problems with programs not responding then i would try to kill it with taskmanager but it wont kill then if i were to open firefox instances it would stay on the tasks so if i open 4 instances there will be 4 firefox.exe that wont kill manually or auto then when i want to restart or shutdown it would take anywhere from 5-10 minutes probably waiting to kill all those tasks.

Scrat · 04-19-2005, 09:01 AM

Is it the same program all the time that hangs, or is it random?
Are you running any network tasks at the time? sometimes this has affected my pc if the host pc gets disconnected or rebooted, it then hangs other progs.

Try the usual.... virus scan & spyware scan.
Also when they hang, Ctrl/Alt/Del them & endtask, then if no response still try it again and press the enter key a few times or the spacebar after doing the endtask.... works for me sometimes.

Sebouh · 04-19-2005, 06:28 PM

it is better to kill using a knife.....i mean by ending the processes rather then pressing end task since the latter takes more time to close the application properly.

**Byteman** · 04-19-2005, 07:32 PM

when you find the offending task, uncheck it from your startup list in msconfig...

04-19-2005, 08:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	restart and shutdown takes ages problems with programs not responding then i would try to kill it with taskmanager but it wont kill then if i were to open firefox instances it would stay on the tasks so if i open 4 instances there will be 4 firefox.exe that wont kill manually or auto then when i want to restart or shutdown it would take anywhere from 5-10 minutes probably waiting to kill all those tasks. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

04-19-2005, 09:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Scrat Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 27 Posts: 630	Is it the same program all the time that hangs, or is it random? Are you running any network tasks at the time? sometimes this has affected my pc if the host pc gets disconnected or rebooted, it then hangs other progs. Try the usual.... virus scan & spyware scan. Also when they hang, Ctrl/Alt/Del them & endtask, then if no response still try it again and press the enter key a few times or the spacebar after doing the endtask.... works for me sometimes. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+, GigaByte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Ltd Ed. ATI Radeon GeCube 256Mb 9600XT, Compro DVB-T300 Dig/Analog TV Card 2x 1GB, 2x 512Mb DDR CL3 400Mhz PC3200 - Dual Channel WD 120Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB, WD 80Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB Excel 108Mb Wireless PCI, WinXP Prof. Samsung CD-R/RW 52-32-52, Samsung DVD 16x reader, LG DVD MultiBurner Benq 17" FP71E 12ms LCD, Logitech LX700 K&M, Logitech G25 Racing Wheel, Logitech Z-5400 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND!! Team 44358

04-19-2005, 06:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sebouh Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 477	it is better to kill using a knife.....i mean by ending the processes rather then pressing end task since the latter takes more time to close the application properly. __________________ sbho

04-19-2005, 07:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Byteman Malware Destroyer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hurricane Heaven... still Posts: 1,093	when you find the offending task, uncheck it from your startup list in msconfig... __________________ Don't byte off more than you can chew...

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