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    Shutdown time M1210

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Sergoes, Jun 24, 2006.

  1. Sergoes

    Sergoes Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone else find that it takes a very long time for the M1210 to shut down?
     
    Sergoes, Jun 24, 2006
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    Windows xp has the service shutdown time set to 20000 ms which equals 20 secs (no wonder it takes so long).
    Go to regedit and change the key :

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\WaitToKillServiceTimeout

    I set mine to 0 ms and now i shutdown way fast. Experiment with the settings.

    Edit; to go to regedit start-> Run...-> then type regedit and click ok
     
    dudesdudets, Jun 24, 2006
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    there is another regedit that could help out

    HKEY_USERS-->.DEFAULT-->CONTROL PANEL-->DEKSTOP-->AUTOENDTASKS( in right panel) set to 1.

    I'm not sure if it does the same as what dudes edit does, but it generally helps out.
     
    Amber, Jun 24, 2006
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  4. Sergoes

    Sergoes Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks, I'll give it a shot
     
    Sergoes, Jun 25, 2006
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    on my e1505 i had a similar problem and figured out zonealarm was causin it. shut down zonealarm and it shutdown quickly. If you have zonealarm, this could be your problem
     
    NissanSupraGTR, Jun 25, 2006
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    didn't work :/. To be more specific, my problem occurs when i press Start, followed by "Turn off computer." After I press that red button my computer basically stays stuck with the hourglass on my mouse and stays that way for minutes at a time. The only way to shut down after this is to go to my Windows Task Manage (Ctrl+Alt+Deleter) and select shut down. Any ideas? I've never had this problem with previous dell laptops...
     
    Sergoes, Jun 25, 2006
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    Did you clean install Windows after you recieved the laptop?
    How many processes are running?
     
    dudesdudets, Jun 25, 2006
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    Is there anything in the registry I can do to make my pc boot up faster? My laptop is fine but my desktop shows the welcome screen for about 30 seconds between the time I log on and when my desktop appears.
     
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    What kind of harwares are inside your desktop?
    If you have a fairly fast desktop you probably have to stop some startup items in msconfig(start->Run...->msconfig).
     
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    I've already stopped alot of the startup items and disabled services I don't need.

    Specs are:

    Athlon 64 3200+
    1GB DDR400
    160GB IDE
    6600GT w/vf-700 cu
    Audigy 2 ZS

    Etc..
     
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    I actually haven't done a clean install after receiving my M1210. Would you suggest I do this? Are there still problems with drivers after doing it? (And if possible, can anyone post/send me directions on how to go about performing a clean install on a M1210, ty :) )
     
    Sergoes, Jun 25, 2006
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    SenorMatador, Jun 25, 2006
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    Thanks. I actually think I figured out the problem. It seems that Mcafee was a really large system "hog" and was slowing down my system a great deal. After disabling it and starting to use Avast, my laptop has really increased in speed; so much so that it's amazing.
     
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    Usually crapwares cuase this problem so I don't know what's wrong.....
     
    dudesdudets, Jun 25, 2006
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