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Win 98 Reboots on Shutdown

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by tman12 3 views

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I reinstalled a fesh copy of Window 98 on a Compaq Persario 2266. It runs fine, but when I select shutdown, it reboots instead. I can change the power setting in the BIOS, but every option results in the same with the exception of disablilng the PowerManagement. When I do this, I get the screen "It is now safe to turn off your computer". I want it to shut completly down without having to hold the power button for 5 secs. Any suggestions?

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by shanghai sam

I have pulled this patch as well as any other Win 98 patch(s) I could find. None of them seem to fix this probelm.

by gw_bergeron

Most problems of this nature can be resolve by running a windows update from microsoft's website.
Also, going to their Knowledge database you can find patches for other issues, like "computer locksup at attempts to shutdown."

by tman12

I have downloaded all updates. Microsofts website offers little help other then going through the selective startup process.

by neal2002

I've fixed this problem on deskpros by going into the setup and choosing set defaults and exit.

by seeker2000

Check the date or version of the bios you have loaded, watch during the bootup and it will be displayed on the screen or in the bios it self.Also if you have power management set to APM you will have to shut the machine off manually. If your bios isup to date then it will support ACPI which will shut the machine off automatically. Windows 98 also had a problem shutting down due to mapped drives, if you have done all the updates then this will not be your problem but worrth mentioning just in case.

by la

Hi I have same prob...I find that if I disable the powre profile in start up, it shut's down 8 out of 10 times as normal-ish...

by mark.suckling

If you look in the advanced part of the Power management software within control Panel .You should set the option that says when i say shut down this computer to shutdown this computer .I know its confusing but some computers are set so this option is restart.

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