w2k help please

[SVO-1]

#1: when i try to restart my puter, everything is normal, the screen goes black but then nothing happens - it never comes back on. it's not shutting-down though because the power light for cpu stays on and fans are running. i have to turn it off with the power button and then turn it back on. the same thing happens when i try to shutdown. the screen goes black but the power light stays on and it never actually shuts off. also, when i try to turn it off with the power button, just pushing it doesn't turn it off either. i have to push the button in and hold it for like 5 or 6 seconds and then it finally shuts off. i don't guess it's a real big deal but it is terribly aggrivating.

#2: i haven't had w2k for long <about a month>. it seems real slow. i got a 1.2 GHz t-bird with 512MB sdram - just seems it should be pretty fast. i noticed that when i hit ctrl+alt+del and go to task manager - i have like 34 processes running. i was wondering if this is slowing me down. i'm not sure what all of that stuff i actually need running.

[Norm]

Originally posted by SVO-1
also, when i try to turn it off with the power button, just pushing it doesn't turn it off either. i have to push the button in and hold it for like 5 or 6 seconds and then it finally shuts off. i don't guess it's a real big deal but it is terribly aggrivating. That part is normal for more recent PC's.

But the other problem's are not normal.
You may want to try a reinstall if no one has an answer. Or get the SP2 update for it and se if that helps.
Keep in mind, This Thread (http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44680) if you go for the updates.

[onetrueday]

I think that win2k requires more updates and tweaks to be fast then win98se. After you finish tweaking it though, it is faster and much more stable.

[SVO-1]

would reinstalling w2k be just like reinstalling w98se. i reinstalled w98se a bunch of times. w2k is soo different though. i guess i would just put the cd in and run setup and it will overlay on top of my current installation and i won't loose anything.
anybody got an idea of where i can find a list of all the w2k STUFF that i need to let run and which processes on this list could maybe be disabled.

[MousePotato]

this site shows you great info on services for win2k

http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/win2k_services/index.shtml

[Joe]

Id ont know why you would have 34 services running :eek: Id check to see what youve installed that is starting at boot etc..

Also ive used 2K for a long time and even a freh install with no "tweaking" or service packs it was triple win 9x in performance...

I think you may have a problem some where else..