My Computer Problem - my computer take so long to shut down.

My computer problem :

To shutting down the computer , i used to click the 'turn off 'button and the message "Windows is shutting down" will display. It would take around 10 seconds to shut down. Now it can takes a long, long time for Windows to shut down. Why it happening? I'm using Window XP.

My "pang-yau" told me :

There could be several answer to this.

i. In shutting down, you computer must first close all running programs. If any applications running in the background at the same time and is using memory space - why of the slowdown. Applications are like little switches for they need to be turned off in order before total shutdown of that certain program. So, turn off all applications before shut down.

ii. Check the amount of memory (hard drive free space) you have left. Is it 70% full ? You need to upgrading to a larger hard drive to cease the problem.

iii. You must go through all your files. Is it loaded with hundreds of junk files. What is considered junk? Junk files are temporary files, internet files, cookies, etc. The more junk you have on it, the longer it takes to shut down. You need to do "disk cleanup". To do this you need to click "start" > programs > accessories > system tools > Disk Cleanup.
Do this everytime before shutting down and your computer will shutdown in less then ten seconds.

iv. The other thing that could cause this problem is your computer registery files all screwed up. To keep your Registery clean and optimized perfectly you need to use is "Advanced WindwsCare2 Personal". It easy to use and free.

v. You may have a virus or malware. You need to search, quarantine and remove them.

Hope this helps. If don't , give it to the expert .