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Set the value Enable in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimize to Y

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what's the complete error message? Look into the xbootmgr.log.

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it is an Interrupt issue: The dxgkrnl.sys is causing the high interrupt usage. Try different drivers for your NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT. The newest doesn't mean that this is the best driver for your older card. Also try to remove COMODO and the ASUS services. They may cause the UNKNOWN usage.

update to Vista Sp2 update the nVIDIA driver update the Sitecom Wireless Network USB adapter Turbo g WL-172 driver

agree

can you please share the etl file?

the animation is not stored in the ntoskrnl.exe of Windows 7, it is stored in the bootres.dll

correct, the trace says that it takes 16s to shutdown (5s to stop all running programs, 3s to stop the services and the rest is to shutdown Windows itself). The trace doesn't show anything why it should take 4minutes.

ok, thanks for the feedback. Contact Gigabyte about this issue.

Windows Performance Analysis Tools The Windows Performance Tools (WPT) Kit contains performance analysis tools. Windows Performance Tools are designed for analysis of a wide range of performance problems including application start times, boot issues, deferred procedure calls and interrupt activity (DPCs and ISRs), system responsiveness issues, application resource usage, and interrupt storms. The Windows Performance Tools (WPT) is part of the Windows 8 SDK and the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit. In this guide I'll use the Windows 8 SDK Installer to install the WPT. Go to the download site of the SDK: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852363 and click on the button download to download the Webinstaller: and store the installer on your HDD. Now run the setup and this screen shows up: Click next and select the WPT from the list: Click "Install" and the Setup downloads the required files. and installs the WPT After a reboot (required to add the WPT folder to the PATH variable to run the tools from every place) you are ready to follow my xperf guides here on msfn: Trace Windows Vista/7 boot/shutdown/hibernate/standby/resume issues http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=140247 How to speed up boot process under Windows Vista or Windows 7 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=140262 Analyzing DPC / Interrupt Issues: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=140263 Analyzing High CPU Usage Issues: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=140264 1 tip: The setup stores the MSI files in the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Windows Performance Toolkit\Redistributables. The 32Bit version is named WPTx86-x86_en-us.msi, the 64Bit version is named WPTx64-x86_en-us.msi. The 3rd file (WPTarm-arm_en-us.msi) is needed for ARM based tablets/notebooks which run Windows RT. You can use the MSI installer to avoid downloading the WPT after you reinstall Windows! If you use Windows 8.1, you MUST use the WPT from the 8.1 SDK: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/desktop/bg162891 But here the xperfview.exe is missing and you must use the horrible, blurry WPA.exe and I don't update my guide to show how it works with this broken tool, this is too much hassle. Upload the files and I'll try the WPA.exe to read the files.

Ok, I've created a summary XML and looked what is the cause: I can see that the PreSMSS Phase takes too long: <interval name="PreSMSS" startTime="0" endTime="197547" duration="197547"> as you can see it takes 197547 seconds. So I looked which device takes too long and found this: <phase name="bootStart" startTime="27" endTime="197216" duration="197189"> <pnpObject name="PCI\VEN_197B+DEV_2363+SUBSYS_B0001458+REV_02\4+238ed369+0+00E1" type="Device" activity="Enum" startTime="574" endTime="193416" duration="192841" prePendTime="0" description="[b]GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller[/b]" friendlyName=""/> The GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller takes too long to start. This is the cause of the delay. Update all drivers: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449#dl André

Remove the DRIVERS flag from the command line or remove all USB devices connected to your PC.

Windows Kernel event ID 41 error in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: “The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028504

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look at the Active Home Pro documenation

when you don't like NT6 (.0 or .1) use XP. It is supported till 2014. Or is XP also "bloated"?

configure xperfview to download the debug symbols. When you do this you see a function name instead of storpoint.sys!?

the minimize belongs to the cmd window of schtask.exe not the tool your are running. Does it have a commandline parameter to start it minimized?

run the IE setup with /X:C:\temp and extract the files to C:\temp. Now use DISM to integrate the extracted MSU file.

which function of the storport.sys causes the issue?

Vista RTM is EOL, so there are no new Updates. Update at least to Sp1, but better to Sp2