Windows XP slow to shutdown....

[Guest]

Windows XP Home is awfully slow to shutdown(approximately 20 seconds). How
can I quicken things up a bit? At least half the time it takes to shutdown.

Thanks.

 

[Ted Zieglar]

This article from Microsoft's knowledge base may prove helpful:

"Resources to help troubleshoot shutdown problems in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308029