Problems shutting down windows 95

First goto start then run and type in MSCONFIG.. In there, goto the start-up tab and uncheck everything in there except scanregistry and system tray.. This will also speed up your computer a bit.. Goto the general tab and click on selective start-up.. Uncheck process config.sys and autoexec.bat.. Once that is complete, click the advanced button and make sure "Disable Fast Shutdown" is checked.. After that click ok and reboot.. If that doesnt fix it, try downloading the shutdown patch from microsoft... Nogo there, go back into MSCONFIG.. Goto the system.ini tab and under VCache folder add the lines MinFileCache=8192 and MaxFileCache=8192 ... If all of that is a nogo, go into your device manager under system properties in contrl panel.. One by one, remove devices and reboot to check if its hardare.. If hardware not at fault, format reinstall

First try starting in safe mode, then shutdown if it does not hang, you have a driver problem.(video or nik most probable). It could also be the antivirus software. If there is any reference to scanning at shutdown eg. scan floppy at shutdown. disable it, or disable the antivirus alltogether to rule it out. Mcafee is known for this problem(there is a patch). If the windows splash screens are corrupt this could cause it as well. I have seen win95c do this right after install. Another possibilityis another program running in the background that is causing it to hang. End task on everyting except explorer, then shutdown normal, if it works the culprit is another program. do them one at a time till you find the one. Or run sysedit and delete anything in autoexec.bat and config.sys, make copies first. reboot try shutdown if it works, there is probably a dos reference hanging you up. Good luck

hallo my friend
i thank some damidge to some sys file in your win95.or some think happened when you install win95.samply uninstall win95 and all files related to win95 from your drive and install it agine.
make sure the hardware configration =
1.min P or PII
2.min 32 MB RAM
3.min cash memory 256 KB
4.no bad sector in your hard disk.
i hope the information above help you.

Go find and download the "Regclean" software by microsoft in the internet.

run the program and see if solve your problem.

No one picked up on the fact you have AOL.
this is aposible source for your problem.
First remove the tray icon for AOL by removing it from the startup folder. right click on start then click open and double click programs, then Start Up. Right click on AOL tray icon and delete. Now restart your system and run some of your normal working programs, but do not go on line or open AOL.
Try shutting down and see if it still hangs.
If not you may have the AOL blues!!!!
If you are running 5.0 or latter try removing it and install 4.0. continue to test and try to log when you are on AOL or not and try to shut down. Does it hang or not. Also if you are running plus and have a background theme, the bitmap or shutdown sound wave may be corrupt (although this will generally hang befor the final splash screen. hope this helps!

I have answered many many questions on shutdown problems . The best remedy is to go to accesories/system tools/system information then on the tools menu select system configuration utility then on the Advanced tab check/uncheck "disable fast shutdown" Remember to APPLY/OK before exiting and restarting . Another thing is to try waiting for about 20 to 30 seconds before pressing OK on the shutdown menu . This will give the system enough time to close all running tasks before shuting down .

Good Luck !!!

First things first, Windows has a minor glitch that has spanned all versions since 95, it is not a common problem but if you simply remove the Shut-down sound , likely it will resolve it, and after Windows logs the string of proper operation for a time you can turn it back on (At least 10 bootups), this is an easy fix , and as most things can be complex at times , you have removed a part of the problem.

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