My Computer Takes Ages To Shutdown

[Mavol]

please anyone know what i can do? ive tried a google search for other sites but no luck. i have p4 with 512mb ram;
North Bridge Chipset: 645DX, B0
South Bridge Chipset: 962/L, B0
External Graphic Card ( Standalone GPU ): ATi
and it takes longer to shutdown than my old duron 1300+.

[pingus]

HERE WE GO MAVO TRY THIS

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro
l
Modify/Create the Value Name [WaitToKillServiceTimeout] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: WaitToKillServiceTimeout
Value Data: [Default = 20,000 (expressed in milliseconds) Modify to preference.]
*set to 1000*
it will definately speed up the shutdown of your pc.
Exit Registry and Reboot

YOU WILL SHUT WINDOWS IN HEART BEAT GOOD LUCK.////

[Mavol]

nope thats not it, ive already set it to 1000=1sec. but thats when uve got the blue logoff screen, i mean that my comp just hangs when i press shutdown, then some time later it shutsdowns.

[toddiscool]

Since you did mention that it is a prebuilt, why not call the OEM. They may be true tech support and just tell you to format it again but you may get someone who is not an idiot.

[Mavol]

i installed tweak-xp pro v3 and my comp now shutdowns quickly
no idea why but it does
thx totalidea!

[evilmonkeyshaman]

It works now cos XP is naff cos it's made by microsoft and is full of bugs, and tweak seems to fix some of them.