Shutdown Windows 98

There are numerous steps to take to resolve a W98 shutdown problem.

There is a very good step by step guide at www.aumha.org

Folowing the steps should correct your problem.

It is also possible, that you need to install the large Hard Drive cache supplement to W98. This adds a little bit of time to the shutdown sequence so that the HD can empty it's cahce memory before the Mother Board attempts to shut off power.

Create shortcut with command line:
start rundll user.exe,exitwindows
and use it to shutdown Windows.

Good luck
Alex

Check out the following Article located in the microsoft.com knowledge base:
Q238096

run : msconfig click tab Advance and then click on : disable fast shutdown. sometime this cause a problem like yours or if that wont work try clicking the one on the top of the advance tab :
-Disable System ROM Breakpoint
-Disable Virtual HD IRQ
and restart