Reduce the wait time while shutting down XP

     While shutting down, XP has to "kill" some live applications or processes that might be currently running. So close all applications first. But still there might be some applications and processes that might be still running in the background. You can reduce amount of time that Windows XP waits for those applications and processes to close before Windows XP kills them. To reduce this time considerably follow these simple steps:-

1) Go to Start >> Run >> regedit

2) Go to HKEY_USERS >>.DEFAULT >> Control Panel >> Desktop.

3) Click on Desktop. In the right pane, set "WaitToKillAppTimeout" value to 1000 and also set the "HungAppTimeout" to 1000.

4) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet|Control. Set "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" to 10000.

5) Close the registry editor.
To shut down your pc in about 5 seconds also read this post Quick Shutdown Windows XP.

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