slow shut down in WIN-XP

Clarifications

>> WARNING. Please make sure you have backed up your data before you fiddle with the registry. WARNING <<. You have been warned.

1) Start - Run - Regedit
Navigate to the following Registry key:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Double click on the AutoEndTasks entry and replace the 0 with a 1 in the Value data text box

For the next two, if the dword value indicated does not exist, create it:

Double click on the WaitToKillAppTimeout entry in the right pane and change the Value data to 2000

Double click on the HungAppTimeout entry in the right pane and change the Value data to 1000

Reboot

If still having a problem, make the next change:

2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
Right-click on WaitToKillServiceTimeout and change it to 2000

NOTE: The lowest value Windows will recognize is 1000 (1 second)

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
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Make sure the system is not set to clear the Windows XP page file on shutdown.

(Just in case you need clarification... the Paging File is also known as the Swap File or Virtual Memory)

Some third-party programs can temporarily store unencrypted (plain-text) passwords or other sensitive information in memory. Because of the Windows virtual memory architecture, this information can be present in the paging file. Although clearing the paging file is not a suitable substitute for physical security of a computer, many users set Windows to automatically clear it at shutdown to increase the security of data on a computer while Windows is not running.

There are also third-party security programs and utilities that will automatically turn this feature on.

The problem is... the process of clearing the system swap file can take a [b]VERY[/b] long time to complete. - Thus greatly slowing the shutdown process. ... specially if you have manually configured a large static swap file.

Here is how to check to see if your system is set to clear the Swap File on shutdown and how to disable it if necessary:

Just follow the Steps

1. Click Start

2. Select Settings

3. Go to Control panel

4. In Control Panel, Double Click Administrative tools,

5. Select local security policy.

6. In local Security Policy,Select local policies Then Security options.

7. Then In Right Pane, Navigate For option for "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile" Double Click to open It

8. Select Disable and ok

Alternately, here is a Registry Key tweak to control the setting:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) - Start > Run > type 'regedit' without the quotes.
2. Change the data value of the ClearPageFileAtShutdown value in the following registry key to a value of 0 (or 1 if you want it Enabled):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
If the value does not exist, add the following value:
Value Name: ClearPageFileAtShutdown
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (1 to Enable)

This change does not take effect until you restart the computer.

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thanks Dear but it works only for 1 day after one day same problem again.

Advanced troubleshooting for shutdown problems in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308029