Re: Boot Win XP Home too long
From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/20/04
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Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 15:09:50 -0700
Filo,
Use the -t xx switch.
%windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t xx
-t xx = Set timeout for shutdown to xx seconds
To see shutdown.exe HELP...
Open a command prompt and type or paste:
shutdown /?
Hit the Enter key.
-- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes In news:37F18DA3-5752-4502-9A7F-0D9584DF72A8@microsoft.com, Filo <Filo@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >> Phil, >> >> I don't honestly know of a way to make the batch file run at shutdown >> without the option in Group Policy. And I don't think it would do >> any good >> to try to run it at boot. That's when NTOSBOOT-B00DFAAD.pf gets >> created. >> However... >> >> You can still create the batch file and have it run to delete >> NTOSBOOT-B00DFAAD.pf. It'll save you some steps. >> >> Open Notepad | Paste this in >>> >> >> del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q >> >> Click File | Click Save As | Save it as >>> >> >> ntosboot.bat >> >> Save it where ever. >> >> I have a folder that I keep batch files in. I then place shortcuts >> elsewhere and use the shortcuts to run the batch files. >> >> By saving ntosboot.bat you can just double click it (or the >> shortcut) to >> delete NTOSBOOT-B00DFAAD.pf. You don't have to go through all >> whatever >> steps you're using now to find and delete it. >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. Let us know. >> Wes >> >> In news:7CC3CE4C-C0BA-4A6C-A4FE-6C07A5DE177E@microsoft.com, >> Filo <Filo@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote: >>> >>>> http://www.computerbb.org/about354.html >>>> >>>> http://www.swooby.com/z/navpc/ntosboot.cmd.txt >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>> Wes >>>> >>>> In news:31C3690F-D98C-4FC5-8620-0766256AFF51@microsoft.com, >>>> Filo <Filo@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>>>> The new computer booted very fast. Now, it executes 600+ mb in >>>>> Prefetch in a file named Ntosboot.xxxx in this directory which >>>>> slows down booting to a great extent. >>>>> Deleting this file results in fast booting the next time. But >>>>> after a few minutes the file is written again in the Prefetch >>>>> directory. Question : How can I automate a delete file that would >>>>> delete this file or all files in the Prefetch dir. before closing >>>>> down so that the next boot will always be fast ? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Phil >>>> >>> Thanks a million. Have already seen these through Google. But >>> «gpedit.msc» is a Win XP Pro command, not found in the Home >>> EDition I'm presently using. In the meantime I get by from manually >>> deleting >>> the file once a day. It's very odd. This file rewrites itself only >>> once. If it is deleted in the morning it will not reappear until the >>> next boot, which in my case would be the next morning. In fact, >>> only >>> a minor annoyance ! >> >> Hello Wesley and many thanks. After reading your message yesterday >> I thought I should try to figure out things by myself. So here >> what's in my «shutdown.bat» : > del c:\Windows\Prefetch\ntosboot*.* > c:\windows\system32\shutdown -s > So this comes somewhat in line with what you suggested in your last > mesg. Not only does shutdown.bat delete the faulty file but it also > shuts down the comp. > Now, we have fast boot and fast shutdown for all interested. However > there is a little drawback on this: once you hit the bat file there > is no coming back or escape to change your mind that I know of ; IT > WILL SHUT AFTER ITS COUNTDOWN. It would be interesting to know how > to change this time delay in Win XP shutdown.exe......google ? > > Happy computing to all. Windows XP's always a winner. Love it ! > Thanks Microsoft ! END OF THIS TOPIC ! .... unless you'd like to > comment ! > > N.B. about Phil. > Age : 77 > Experience in computing : since 1980 > Experience in programming : almost none. Some dos basic programming, > some Visual Basic > First Computer : Radio Shack 16K > Present Computer : Acer 2 Ghz - HD 3 or nearly 200 Gb > OS : XP Home
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