Slow shutdown of Windows 7? Fix it quickly
2010-01-10 11:41
I encountered a problem of my PC with Windows 7 shutting down too slow (about 80 seconds)or longer. Being otherwise really happy with Windows 7 and it's stability, I investigated what causes this slow shutdown.
Turns out the solution...
Thanks for all the quick responses, I got it sorted out.
Greg, I have been using, XoftSpyse,AdAware,Trojan Remover and Spy Remover.
Spy Removers interface looks a lot like Spy Bot
Except for Trojan remover,all the rest will sometimes pick up some files or cookies that the others missed, so I...
Thank you Greg
I don't know how I overlooked that.
Something I did in the last week must have switched it to hide files
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When I go to "My Computer"/local disk C I can only see two files And they are for my HP printer.
Every other file will not show up, program files,windows etc. They must be somewhere everything else is working fine.
Checked for trojans and viruses just before posting none found.
Systems...
Thank you Linney,
This article was most helpful
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000648.htm
I'm not sure if it was the update or not,its just
makes me suspicious that after all the boots and reboots
that i have done on this machine.
It only happened after that reboot.
Thanks again
Dave
Thank you Linney,
This article was most helpful
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000648.htm
I'm not sure if it was the update or not,its just
makes me suspicious that after all the boots and reboots
that i have done on this machine.
It only happened after that reboot.
Thanks again
Dave
Yes I did mean NTLDR,
Tried to repair from installation CD,did not work,
also changed the battery,thought it mite be that.
I don't have a floppy drive on that machine.
thanks, will keep trying
Dave
Yes I did mean NTLDR,
Tried to repair from installation CD,did not work,
also changed the battery,thought it mite be that.
I don't have a floppy drive on that machine.
thanks, will keep trying
Hi hope some one can help me with this, I installed the latest update from Microsoft on my desktop,It asked me to restart,
Then I get this message,
HTLDR is missing
press ctrl+alt+del to restart
I can not get into my bios,or safe mode just get the message continually in a loop.???:-(
Please...
Hi hope some one can help me with this, I installed the latest update from Microsoft on my desktop,It asked me to restart,
Then I get this message,
HTLDR is missing
press ctrl+alt+del to restart
I can not get into my bios,or safe mode just get the message continually in a loop.??? :-(
Please...
Finaly found the answer to get rid of this pop up,I could not find the answer in the archive.
Uninstall MSN Content Plus
I had the same problems. I have sent an email to support of msn content plus and got a auto reply. see below. AND IT WORKED.
FAQ:
Q: How to remove the register alert...
You will find whatever you want here. (Not free but what is??)
http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/
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Dave
I forgot to say that I have run spybot and adaware and have checked for viruses.
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Dave
Thanks Bill,
This is the logfile,I don't know what I am looking for here can anyone help?
Thanks
Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2
Scan saved at 11:25:16 AM, on 8/18/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes...
After installing SP2 My Documents page keeps comming up on every start or restart. Anyone else with this problem?
Its not actualy a problem more annoying than anything else.
Besides that SP2 is working great.
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Dave
This may sound overly simple, did you try turning the modem and the computer off and then restarting, XP will find the modem.
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I found this auto repair wizard, It may fix your problem.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c680a7b6-e8fa-45c4-a171-1b389cfacdad&DisplayLang=en
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Dave
I don't know if this will help you or not this is from lockergnome.
Question: I am running WinXP Pro. When I right-click on a file or folder, and use the "Send To" menu, there are only two options on the menu: "Send to 3.5 floppy" or "Send to CD burner." Before, there were several options...
Found this right after the last post
http://www.tgtsoft.com/download.php there is a res edit at the bottom of the page.
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Dave
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