Slow Shut Down

[Tom]

My dell laptop is approx. 2 months old. Lately it seems to
take longer to shut down than it use to. There are no real
large apps running in the back ground that I am aware of.
What can I do about this?

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings

Windows XP Shut Down Issues
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_restart.htm

Troubleshooters for Windows XP Shut Down
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

Troubleshooting Windows XP Shutdown Issues
http://www.theeldergeek.com/shutdown_issues_in_xp.htm