different win98se shutdown problem

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q238/0/96.ASP#7
How to Troubleshoot Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Problems

"These issues include computers restarting when shut down and computers hanging on shutdown."

The steps there areprobably a good place to start. The most likely one is:

Fast Shutdown registry key is enabled
The Microsoft System Configuration utility includes an option to disable Fast Shutdown. If this option is unchecked in Windows 98 Second Edition, your system may reboot instead of shutting down. To resolve this issue, change the FastReboot value data from 1 to 0 in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown

Greetings,

Windows 98 does have many "documented" shutdown problems. Cut and paste these links to find your solution. (REMOVE SPACES from the pasted URLs if they snuck in):

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q238/0/96.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/S_WUFeatured/Win98SE/Default.asp

http://www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/ttips-idx-nf.shtml

Good luck,

Maxwell

IN ORDER TO GET A CLEAN SHUTDOWN, DO THESE FIRST:

1.- REMOVE EVERY TMP FILE, EVERY FILE BEGINING WITH ~, EVERY .BAK. dO NOT HAVE MANY FILES AT THE ROOT DIRECTORY OF THE BOOT DRIVE.
2.- PERFORM A SUCESSFUL SCANDISK (COMPLETE) FROM WINDOWS (C:\WINDOWS\SCANDSKW.EXE)
3.- PERFORM A DEFRAG (C:\WINDOWS\DEFRAG.EXE)

HOPE IT HELPS..