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'