Windows 95 Shutdown Problem

There was a known problem with this when running IE 4 on win95. Updating to a newer version of IE (4.01 sp2 or higher) should fix this problem. If it doesn't, check article Q145926 on Microsoft site for alternative troubleshooting advice.

From looking back at my previous experience troubleshooting and correcting many Windows hardware and software-related "glitches," or "bugs," I have found that sometimes a "fix" for a newer version of Windows (e.g., Windows 98, or Windows 98 SE) works for an older Operating System (Windows 95A, B, or C). First, I would try to either move or disable anything that is loading at startup and placed in the system tray. Second, I would reduce my video adapter settings to 256 colors at 640X480 resolution, and reboot. If the previous recommendations do not work, remove the mapped drives one at a time and see if this alleviates the problem, or simply eliminate them all together (write down the mappings so that you don't forget to remap them later)and check to see if the problem is corrected. If the problem is not resolved by removing the mapped drives I would tend to think that you are not going in the right direction to a resolution. I would read Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles Q260067,and Q242934, and then read through Q238096 as primary focal points to a possible solution. But, please do save a copy of your Registry somewhere safe, create an ERD (Emergency Recovery Disk), and do a backup of your important system files before you try any of the recommendations I just outlined. Also, as a last resort, I would run MSCONFIG.EXE following the instructions available from the MS Windows Help Utility, and/or by searching through the Knowledge Base Articles at the Microsoft Web Site. In any case, good luck with your troubleshooting efforts, and I hope I have helped to some extent!

Most times Shutdown issues can be solved by disabling/enabling fast shutdown from from
programs/accessories/system tools/system information then on the tools menu select system configuration utility and press the advanced buttton . If you are not using TCP/IP for local intranet browsing then you should try a different protocol for your network eg NWLINK . I have come accross lots of problems when using mapped drives with win95 clients on win NT under TCP/IP .Use TCP/IP only if you are building an intranet.I am sure that your shutdown problem will disappear if you use NWLINK or NETBUEI .

Another thing you might want to look at, is to have the quick-logon box checked under your Microsoft Window Client, Properties in the Network Control Panel. This sometimes works better than automatically mapping the drives at login.

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The only way we were able to correct this problem was to install Win95c, letting it install IE 4.0 with the active desktop. After system was installed, we uninstalled the active desktop component. Then we installed Office 2000, which upgrades to IE 5.0.