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XP hangs

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/xp-hangs.70549/

ComputerUser
ComputerUser Original post #1
Oct 13, 2007 at 2:58 PM
Whenever I close a game, it hangs.This happens only when I close the game.SOS
AquaWolf
Oct 13, 2007 at 3:04 PM
I'm not sure if this has any baring on program quitting but this is from another section of the forum

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16787
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#24 FASTER SHUTDOWN:

Note: 1000 = 1 second
Open regedit and set the following keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\
"HungAppTimeout" = 5000 (Default value)
"WaitToKillAppTimeout" = 4000 (Default is 20000).

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout" = 4000
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I just loaded up Second Life which uses a HECK of alot of memory and it closed almost instantly and this game used to hang like crazy so this must be doing the trick.
ComputerUser
Oct 15, 2007 at 5:55 PM
This is not helping!!!Anything more? Please help; I am tired of this restarting-everytime-you-play-a-game!!!:mad: