Slow shutdown of Windows 2003 Server after installing Exchange 2003 Server

After installing Exchange 2003 Server on Windows 2003 Server, the shutdown time of the server increses significantly.

This happens with Exchange 2003 (and sometimes even with Exchange 2000 for that matter), because Active Directory services shuts down before Exchange services shut down.� It happens�more often�on Exchange 2003 because service shutdown in Windows 2003 has been accelerated.

There are�few options to fix/avoid this problem:
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1.� Shutdown Exchange services by using a batch�command, before you shutdown the server.
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������ The following command can be used:
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������� ��net stop "Microsoft Exchange System Attendant" /y
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2. Stop "WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service" service manually, before you shutdown the server.
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������� The following command can be used:
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��������� net stop "WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service" /y
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3. Decrease the value of "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" in the registry:
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������� �HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WaitToKillServiceTimeout
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�������The default value of "WaitToKillServiceTimeout" are: 600000 and should be changed to lower number.
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�������This value should be found by experiments and may impact other services in the system and this change�is not
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�������supported by Microsoft.
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4. Change the location of Exchange database to other partition then system partition.
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Note: If the problem occur on Windows Small Business Server 2003, please�review:
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��������� �http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=827610
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5. Review: Faster reboot on Exchange Server 2003 servers that are also Domain Controllers knowlagebase:
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�������� http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555526�
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Note: You may need to install the latest Exchange 2003 Service Pack to reslove this issue.
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