Here’s a quick shutdown tip for all the Windows 2000 users in the house. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up the Task Manager, while holding the Control key click the Shutdown menu and select ‘Turn off.’ That will force your system to shut down quickly ending all tasks, a warning box might pop up saying “If you continue, your machine will reboot and any unsaved data will be lost. Use only as a last resort.” click the Ok button and Windows 2000 will immediately start closing all tasks.