Quik shutdown in winXP
"Open up REGEDIT and goto "HKCURRENTUSER\Control Panel\Desktop\"
and set the setting "HungAppTimeout" to 5000(which is default) and make "WaitToKillAppTimeout" 4000
(20000 is default) Also, go to "HKLOCALMACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\WaitToKillServiceTimeout"
and make that 4000 too. "
As ALWAYS, BACK UP YOU'RE REGISTRY...