Re: shutdown is very slow now (also: "$NtUninstall" files...)
- From: "Ken Blake" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:08:32 -0700
Norman wrote:
> it seems that every "critical update" I get for Windows XP pro
> affects the operation of Windows - usually in a negative manner.
That's not my experience at all. If you are seeing poorer perormance after
an update, it's likely just a coincidence. I would suspect spyware,
virsuses or some other sort of malware.
> Recently, both startup and shutdown times seem to be getting slower
> and slower. This is most notable in Shutdown. When I first
> installed XPpro, shutdown was pretty fast, maybe 10 seconds or so. Now
> shutdown - especially the 'saving your settings' part goes on and
> on and on.
My personal view is that the attention many people pay to how long it takes
to boot is unwarranted. Assuming that the computer's speed is otherwise
satisfactory, it may not be worth worrying about. Most people start their
computers once a day or even less frequently. In the overall scheme of
things, even a few minutes to start up isn't very important. Personally I
power on my computer when I get up in the morning, then go get my coffee.
When I come back, it's done booting. I don't know how long it took to boot
and I don't care.
However if you're also seeing slow shutdown, it would suggest that you have
a lot of things running that need to be shut down. That again suggests some
kind of malware. What anti-virus and anti-spware programs do you run, and
how up-to-date are they?
> If anyone has any hints or suggestions to help this, I would certainly
> appreciate it.
>
> There is now half-a-gigabyte of folders in windows that begins with
> "$NtUninstall..." I am assuming that these are "roll-backs" to OS
> settings before each update is installed. My "C" drive is getting
> too full because of this. Would there be any problem with deleting
> these or archiving them to a DVD?
No, you can delete these, but doing so removes your ability to uninstall the
update.
A side point: if your hard drive "is getting too full because of this,"
deleting these files will only be a stopgap measure. Your drive (or
partition) is too small, and sooner or later (probably sooner rather than
later) you need to bite the bullet and get a larger one.
Also may I suggest that in the future if you have two questions that aren't
related, it's best to ask them in two separate messages.
--
Ken Blake
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