Windows XP Pro Shutdown Time

[Darkhawk28]

Can you guys tell me how long it takes your system to shutdown in XP Pro? It seems to take my system around 35-45 seconds after I I click "Turn off" ... is this too long? If so, how can I fix it?

My system specs ...

Duron 750
Abit KT7A
384MB PC133 RAM
30GB 7200RPM HD
Gainward GF3
SB Live! Value
Liteon 24x10x40
Creative Labs 52x
300W AMD-Approved PS
USR 56K Internal Modem

Thanks guys.

 

[Saltin]

Try running a search on the forum. This topic has been discussed more than once. There is a registery tweak that will fix the issue.

 

[millsy]

Try doing this:

Quicker shutdown
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my computer default value is 0. Change it to 1. Thats all. Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows to issue kill directive to all active/hung applications. In doing this only constraint that you should make sure exists is that HungAppTimeout is greater than WaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the values of WaitToKillAppTimeout to say 3500 (since default value for HungAppTimeout 5000 and for WaitToKillAppTimeout is 20000)
1000=1sec

Where can I find more information on XP shutdown problems?
Link

people having problems shutting down XP, try going to the Command Prompt and type: "shutdown -s -t 5" (sans quotes). If this works better than the traditional shutdown method, then you can put this into a batch file and make it an icon on your desktop.