How To Improve Windows XP Shutdown Speed

This tweak
reduces the time XP waits before automatically
closing any running programs when
you give it the command to shutdown.
Go to Start then select Run
Type 'Regedit' and click ok Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout' Right click and select
'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now select 'HungAppTimeout' Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000' Click 'OK' Now find
'HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel
\Desktop'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify' Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK' Now find 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System
\CurrentControlSet\Control\'
Select 'WaitToKillServiceTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000' Click 'OK'