1. Start Regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control
3. Click on the "Control" Folder
4. Find "WaitToKillServiceTimeout"
5. Select it and Modify it to a value that is lower than the default value(2000). ( I set mine to 400 )

wht will happen if put '0' ??

i think setting to 0 should instantly close all programs instantly.. similar if u run command line "shutdown.exe -s -f" which will initiate shutdown and force all process to be terminated.

the downside,

like ICQ where it will save ur 'current setting' like u just click disable 'typing sound' will not be save as the shutdown sequence take about 5 sec on a P4 1.5ghz etc etc,

others like winamp or other player will not able to save 'current playlist' as when the next time u on ur pc, the playlist will follow the one b4 the changes made(the session b4 the last one).

some torrent manager program are affected, like newly added torrent disappear due to not saved, or missing dl (u actually dled up to 99% and it revert back to 75%) etc etc

i want to ask some noob question,is there any risk for doing these tweak?

yes there is.

Windows configured such that it takes a few minutes to auto shutdown "hanged" applications. When you configure it to 200ms, it will auto kill the program. If your program takes awhile to update their configurations or any software takes time to update (eg bittorrent)... you kill the program before it updates anything and next thing you know.. u gotta start where u started earlier.

startup + shut down Windows XP faster:

- Run > regedit
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Control >
Session Manager > Memory Management > PrefetchParameters
- modify EnablePrefetcher value to 1

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Control
- change WaitToKillServiceTimeout value to 4000

- HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Desktop
- change AutoEndTasks value to 1
- change HungAppTimeout value to 4000

....wouldnt that kill ur files???

Topic:

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-find and download this nice software...SmartBuster.....it has lots of functions and guess what??

1)an automated shutdown for downloads ( means u monitor ur downloads, and when they are complete the computer auto-shutdown)

2)Windows Buster- bust windows quickly (shutdown quickly without doing any registry tweaks...

they are also lots of cool functions...but i'm sticking to the topic and wun waste any more time...try it!!!

shut down right away, or follow normal shut down processes?

default, windows' configure the shut down button on keyboard, and on the casing to be shut down button, but pressing it also will go through the normal shut down process.

there is no risk in this tweak, the only drawback is that...once u click shutdown...ur comp will off ASAP and u wont have time to save anything if you click shutdown by accident

To make window boot faster, I change something on boot.ini.

This is what you can see inside the boot.ini.
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

I change the "fastdetect" to "nodetect".

*Don't know what's the risk.

when u click on shutdown, the "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" and a few more registry settings take time to activate the commands. With the # of applications running and the longer settings of those commands, it will buy you enough time to save a "notepad" document just before it closes every services and tasks. however, when you speed things up, you might not have enough time to save it.

the above setting is one of my "essential windows xp tweak".....i've been using it for years. there are also a few more tweaks that can boost your shutdown duration.

even when you are clicking your power button to turn off your pc, that does not speed up the process. a single push on the power button only activates trigger the shutdown command, windows will still have to follow the other command settings in when turning of applications and services in windows. doing this tweak and pressing power off is two different thing.

if you have fast hands and fast typing skills
you can go to run and type "shutdown -a"
that will abort it and it was the defence against sasser not too long ago so that you will have time to remove it

you are killing your systems
give times for the pc to shutdown so any operation could be save and terminated in a correct way
if the prog terminated in shorter grace period your system will cause weird problems later on

U sure the default value is 2000 and not 20000? Mine default value is set to 20000. I check 3 of my friend's computer and all of them shows default 20000.

Btw, my comp's shutdown time is damn long, took about 20 - 30secs

yeap it is 20000, not 2000 ....for default value.

My Pc dont shutdown after running many processes . it will stop halfway
why so ?
Running win2k

Well after doing all the tweaks, what is the time for it to shut down?

I think it should be 7seconds only? right?

yep bout 7-10seconds

Don't do this if you run too many services. Regret doing this..

After doing all the following, it;s still the same.

My Centrino 1.6 takes 20 seconds to shut down

i think fastest way to close your pc without losing any files is by HIBERNATING your pc.

wats that?mind to explain

i hear that if u continually to hibernate instead of shutting down, ur computer wil begin to slow down, maybe due to memory management issue as you never really release all the memory in hibernating as in shutting down.

does this argument hold water?

wah is that true ??? hibernat oso danger??? better if shutdown la issit?

Eh, if i'm not mistaken, i've set it to 0 once.. and, my window can't even be booted.. why ? I think it's because of that 0.

so, some software that claim they can speed up start up and shut down process oso doin the same thing eh?

^ I don't think this tweak is for startup process.. this tweak is for killing apps and services, not starting it..

if u wan fast, press "ctrl+alt+del" bring out the task manager,
hold down ur "ctrl" key, go to "shutdown" --> "turn off", u will turn off ur pc instantly just like u pull off the power cable

but again, XP wont save changes

by doing this.. will it cause our system to be inconsistent in soime way? as it forcefully shut down some application b4 it end

this will do harm to your files rite? i do this when im too lazy to wait for it at night

so it is better to shutdown or hibernate???
I also found out if the hibernate portion is contiguous, then the startup and the hibernating procedure is faster.
i personally always use hibernate, only once in awhile shutdown.

Better use shutdown, don't always overtime your computer memory usage..., yes it makes you shutdown your computer faster depend what your computer is now...

But...,

hibernate..., no different better shutdown because hibernate only restart your computer and start at the same thing just like you are monitored on Windows..., for what ?? just hibernates... ??


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This post has been edited by pengiranijam: Apr 28 2005, 08:46 PM

Depends on ur hdd rpm and how badly fragged the hdd is.

After doing all this, it's still need about 25 seconds to shut down.

WHY

Mayb u have too many programs running in the back ground and it takes time to shut them all down.

lol.. I set my windows play a mp3(I converted it to wav) when shutting down... and it need to wait until the whole song finish only can proceed the shut down. (But I still loving it unique! )

i set mine from 20000 to 18000, just as precaution.. faster a bit only .h.ehehe

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Control >
Session Manager > Memory Management > PrefetchParameters
- modify EnablePrefetcher value to 1

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Control
- change WaitToKillServiceTimeout value to 4000

- HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Control Panel > Desktop
- change AutoEndTasks value to 1
- change HungAppTimeout value to 4000


all that default value is ?

no lar.....should be pulling d plug

haha do this trick on my pc allready i mean desktop , but make sure to close all your programs especially bt before shut down , takes less than 5 sec to shut down