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by marty2001

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Hi everyone,
I have a Windows 98 Second edition PC with Norton Antivirus Corporate edition 7.5

I intermittently am unable to shut down the PC. It hangs at Windows is shutting down. I have a server based network and have tried the following: 1.Two Microsoft W98SE shutdown patches 2.Disable NAV scanning the floppy drive on shutdown 3.Use only preferred multimedia devices(for shutdown wave at exit) 4.Set file=200 and buffers=60 in config.sys 5.Ensure fast shutdown is disabled in system configuration Does anyone have any other solutions? kind regards Marty

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by philthegreat

SYMPTOMS
On a Windows 98 Second Edition-based computer that is using networking software that is implemented as a Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) intermediate driver, one of the following symptoms may occur:
The computer may stop responding (hang) during startup or shutdown.

Your network throughput and overall network performance may gradually decrease, sometimes to the point that the computer hangs or becomes completely unresponsive to network requests.
Goto this link: anddownload the patch
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q243/1/99.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=Windows%2098%20SE%20shutdown%20hangs&rnk=1&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=W98

or if you have use Japanese version of win98
Check this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q246/8/17.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=Windows%2098%20SE%20shutdown%20hangs&rnk=2&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=W98

APM Computer with Battery May Stop Responding During Shutdown in Windows 98 Second Edition

by philthegreat

SYMPTOMS
On a Windows 98 Second Edition-based computer that is using networking software that is implemented as a Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) intermediate driver, one of the following symptoms may occur:
The computer may stop responding (hang) during startup or shutdown.

Your network throughput and overall network performance may gradually decrease, sometimes to the point that the computer hangs or becomes completely unresponsive to network requests.
Goto this link: anddownload the patch
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q243/1/99.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=Windows%2098%20SE%20shutdown%20hangs&rnk=1&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=W98

or if you have use Japanese version of win98
Check this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q246/8/17.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=Windows%2098%20SE%20shutdown%20hangs&rnk=2&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=W98

APM Computer with Battery May Stop Responding During Shutdown in Windows 98 Second Edition

by volovoy

Try these 2 shortcuts.
1. Create shortcut with command line:
start rundll user.exe,exitwindows
2. Create shortcut with command line:
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 5
Second shortcut is case sensitive.
For second shortcut read MS KB article Q234216.
Use one of these shortcuts to shutdown your computer

Good luck

Alex

by curacao_dejavu

Look up at the MS KB Article ID: Q238096
and Article ID: Q202633
Problems Shutting Down Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows 98

Leopold

by maz1980

Remove any line from config.sys because its every command need DOS compatibility that may conflict with Windows. Enabling fast shutdown because you have applied the shutdwon pacth. If those do not work, downlad the latest BIOS for your computer board

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