Caneblu.com » windows xp http://www.caneblu.com Solo un altro blog targato WordPress Mon, 10 May 2010 20:32:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Windows XP pro, shutdown very slow http://www.caneblu.com/2009/03/windows-xp-pro-shutdown-very-slow/ http://www.caneblu.com/2009/03/windows-xp-pro-shutdown-very-slow/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:45:09 +0000 admin http://www.caneblu.com/?p=100 If you have a Windows XP Professional and your shutdown process is very slow (you must wait minutes before shutdown command and computer is really powered off) is possible the computer cache try to empty virtual memory, and ibernation cache. This option is usually turned off by default, but third parts programs can re-enabled it.

Open, from start -> run, gpedit.msc
With this hidden tools of windows xp (only professional edition) navigate on left tree to:
Computer configuration – Windows Settings -Security Settings -Local policies – Security options.

Now on right panel, search the “voice”:
Shutdown: Clear virtual memory pagefile
and be sure the value is DISABLED

Now restart your computer, and try re-shutdown pc.

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Open a DOS shell (start -> run -> cmd)
write thi command “ipconfig /flushdns“

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