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Win XP shuts down very very slowly
Name: Alex Date: March 15, 2002 at 06:50:44 Pacific
Comment:
hi, what can i do to increase the speed of shutting down win xp?
Name: osama bin laden Date: March 15, 2002 at 07:52:20 Pacific
Reply:
turn off the main switch :P
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Response Number 2
Name: Juneau Date: March 15, 2002 at 11:23:16 Pacific
Reply:
What he said.
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Response Number 3
Name: Joris Date: March 15, 2002 at 11:57:00 Pacific
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Does XP defrag your pagefile @ each shutdown? Could be that that is the case now... so turn it OFF if it's ON now. I don't really know how you can change it (I did it, but can't remember how @ this moment), so search in Google on "XP defrag pagefile", and you'll find your answer.
If you don't, mail me.
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Response Number 4
Name: Greg Zeng Date: March 18, 2002 at 04:31:07 Pacific
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Don't shut down. Go into SUSPEND mode, if you lnow how. Then let it AUTO-SHUTDOWN, or AUTO=HIBERNATE (via the ScreenSaver in the Display Panel of the ControlPanel).
On my notebook, I have a HIBERNATE button, which I prefer to use. For lengthy BOOTS& SHUTDOWNS as you are mentioning, I budget time for this to happen (whilst I do other things).
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