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    dell vostro shotdown!!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by alexlm, Apr 26, 2008.

  1. alexlm

    alexlm Notebook Consultant

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    hi, I have a dell vostro 1500 and is taking long time to shotodown!!! help plz!
     
    alexlm, Apr 26, 2008
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  2. Moidock

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    System specs?
    OS?
     
    Moidock, Apr 26, 2008
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  3. alexlm

    alexlm Notebook Consultant

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    xp, t5270, 4g of ram, 160g hdr, nvidia geforce 8400m gs
     
    alexlm, Apr 26, 2008
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    slow processor :)
     
    boypogi, Apr 26, 2008
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  5. nizzy1115

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    It really depends on what you have installed and how much crap you have on your computer.
     
    nizzy1115, Apr 26, 2008
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  6. Moidock

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    Yeah, what nizzy1115 said.

    How long does it take to shut down?
    How long has it been since you reformatted it?

    And as what nizzy1115 said, you could have a bunch of stuff installed that is taking resources like crazy.
     
    Moidock, Apr 26, 2008
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    Or you could have a virus/spyware. Try scanning it with a good antivirus program and AdAware.
     
    carldaru, Apr 26, 2008
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    This is trivial. The 1.4 is NOT a slow processor, and is more than ideal for XP, or probably even vista I would guess. The reason it's taking so long to shut down is because he didn't reformat the HD when he first got the computer. You should always start fresh.

    Another factor in general performance is HD RPM. A 7200 drive is ideal. 5400 is acceptable, but slower.
     
    Cleft_Asunder, Apr 26, 2008
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    The only good antivirus programs are those that are very small and take very few system resources. AVG is a great one, so is PC-Cillin but I use ez-antivirus. Stay the hell away from Norton and McAfee, and anything similar.
     
    Cleft_Asunder, Apr 26, 2008
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  10. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Probably have heaps of bloat processes to shut down during this time. You could apply registry tweaks to cut the time it takes before killing them all, but the real solution would be to reformat.
     
    SmoothTofu, Apr 26, 2008
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    PC-Cillin sucks and is causing problems with my dell inspiron, i have used Avast on other computers and found it to be awesome! never used AVG but hear its good as well
     
    ChevyTrucks, Apr 26, 2008
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  12. nizzy1115

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    Also, why not put it to sleep rather than shutting it down? Mine is near instant sleep and wake from sleeping.
     
    nizzy1115, Apr 26, 2008
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    I recommend Kaspersky Internet Security as an antivirus.
     
    ady_9, Apr 26, 2008
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