Re: 1.5GB user profile in Win2000

[Johnny B Good <jcs.computersbutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The message <488f7e7b$0$628$5a6aecb4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
from Jim Howes <jimhowes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> contains these words:

> A. J. Moss wrote:
> > My father has been complaining that his computer takes several minutes
> > to shut down Windows 2000.

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> There are a number of problems with Windows 2000 where a process or 
> service can hold the user registry hive open even after the user logs 
> off, and the system pauses for a minute or two when shutting down.

 It's actually a 60 second delay by default (60 attempts at 1 second
intervals to "attempt the impossible" - so a waste of time, it would be
just as (in)effective with a 5 attempt limit :-)

> Various solutions exist for this problem, the most successful of which 
> I've found is a microsoft program called UPHCLEAN.EXE

 Yes, that's the optimal solution to this particular problem. :-)

> Details
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1B286E6D-8912-4E18-B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en

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Regards, John.

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