Don't you hate when you want to shutdown windows xp and it takes forever and ever? It either freezes or just takes 3 hours to shutdown. If your windows xp doesn't shutdown properly it could damage some of the files on your hard drive. You are able to fix the windows xp shutdown problem with a windows xp registry cleaner. It isn't all that hard either, even my grandma can do it.
It is easy to do and you use a tool to do it. The shutdown problems generally happen when their is a problem in the registry. The registry is the directions that your computer follows. When there is an invalid key or missing file this will cause your computer not to shutdown properly.
First off you have to run a scan with the cleaner. The cleaner will check the whole registry for errors and missing files. A good one will optimize your computer so it runs faster when you use it. It is just like a car, when the engine is fully of gunk it won't run so good. Once it is all cleaned out it will run like a million bucks. I recommend that you scan your computer once a week for problems so they don't build up on you.
When the program is done scanning, it will give you a list of problems that you need to fix. It will generally have you check the boxes for all of them and then you click fix all. It varies from program to program but is done in the same manner. Once you have done all that you are done and your windows xp shutdown problem should be fixed.