Improve Windows XP shutdown speed

This tricks 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 thevalue to '1000' and
•  click 'OK' Now select
• 'HungAppTimeout' Right click and select
• 'Modify' and change the valueto '1000' Click 'OK'
• Done!