computer so slow when shutting down

myself321

hi there

my pc (xp) is taking so long to shut down and i am unsure why,as i keep my pc secure, up to date and spy ware free. i use all the following programs but the shut down speed has not improved.

Avast Antivirus
Comodo Firewall
Comodo Boclean
Comodo memory firewall
Ad-aware
Spybot
a-squared free
Ccleaner
spywareblaster
aus logics disk/reg defragg
win patrol

i have also tried the registry edit here but no luck

is there any other free programs or changes i can do to speed up shutdown, many thanks ?

tight-git

hi i use a program call gd shut down :cheesy:

myself321

hi there,
where can i obtain that program from, many thanks

esbo

Pull the !!!!!!! plug out :rotfl::p

You could try it without those (or some of) programs loaded at startup and see if it helps. I expect Ccleaner has to run at shutdown and that might take a while.
Win Patrol and defrag thing might too. All the stuff you have to speed it up probaly actually slow it down!! I defragged my system once in a few year and the difference I noticed was incredible, incredibly unnoticable that is. Do it once a month if you must,
unless your file system is virtually full, or do it once a year, I don't think you will notice
a difference either way. I certainly never have, apart from the first time I did it and it seemed slower :rotfl:(It booted up slower than before!).

I am surprised your machine runs at all with all that stuff on it!! You seem to be duplicating some tasks, one firewall, one ani-virus, one anti-spyware should be enough.. You can get to the point where the 'anti stuff' causes more hassel than any virus would :rotfl:

myself321

hi there,

i do not have all these programs running at start up. i have the minimum i need , avast and comodo firewall , which i monitor with win patrol (this is not set to auto start)

i use the others as and when needed, my understanding is not any one anti spywaare/malware program will catch all spywaare/malware

niceguyrichy

do you defrag regularly.
if you don't that might be the problem.
also, I think you're going a bit overboard on the protection front.
all anybody really needs is 1 quality anti virus, 1 quality firewall, and 1 quality spyware scanner. and ccleaner.

myself321

yes i do , i find that Ad-aware ,Spybot , a-squared free , all pick things up that the other ones do not