Speed Up Windows XP Shut Down Process

Got frustrated by the time taken by your windows pc to shutdown?
Follow these proven steps to speeding up ur windows xp shutdown process.

 * 1
Edit your Pagefile System setting. Pagefile is where your computer stores temporary files. Windows XP clears the Pagefile System (pagefile.sys) files when it shuts down. This slows down the process significantly. Changing it helps your system shut down faster. Click Start, Run then type Regedit in the box and click Ok.
* 2
Navigate to Hkey_Local_Machine\ System\CurrentControlSet\Session manager\Memory management. Change the value of ClearPageFileAtShutdown to 0. Close the Registry.
* 3
Restart your computer. When you shut down your computer, Windows XP won’t clear your Pagefile. This will speed up the shut down process of your Windows XP powered computer.

* 4
Modify the Registry Modify the Registry
Change Service Timeout setting. Follow Step 1 and open the Registry. Go to Hkey_Local_Machine. Click System, CurrentControlSet, then Control. Go to the box on the right and double-click WaitToKillServiceTimeout. In the box that pops up, change the value to 1000. Close the Registry
* 5
Restart your computer. This will allow the new setting to take effect. When you shut down your computer, the system will not wait long to shut down the services.
* 6
Automatically end user processes on shutdown. When your computer is unable to terminate processes, it pops up a warning asking if you want to end all applications immediately. Tell your computer to end all processes automatically without your input. Navigate to the Registry following Step 1. Click Hkey_Current_User\Control Panel\Desktop. Go to the box at right, Click AutoEndTasks. In the popup box, change Value to 0.
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Restart your computer to enable the changes take effect.