Improve XP Shutdown Speed

This tweak 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 the value to 1000
click OK
Now select hungAppTimeout
Right click and select Modify
Change the value to 1000
Click ok