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Windows 98 machine wont shut down
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Original Message
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Name: Jayfaas
Date: April 2, 2003 at 08:46:09 Pacific
Subject: Windows 98 machine wont shut downOS: Windows 98CPU/Ram: 48mb ram, amd k6 200mhz |
Comment: I have this computer and it wont power down, it just sits at the "Windows is shutting down" screen. Please help
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Response Number 2
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Name: Jayfaas
Date: April 2, 2003 at 09:39:35 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I just downloaded the patch and installed it and it still wont shut down. It gets to the "Windows is shutting down" splash screen and just sits there :-\ Any other ideas like power settings or something that can change this?
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Response Number 3
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Name: Jayfaas
Date: April 2, 2003 at 11:18:36 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I still cant get it to work and i have read up on google.com and it still wont work. I have went into registry and changed fastreboot to 0 and it still aint workin. Please let me know.
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Response Number 5
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Name: manilacity
Date: April 4, 2003 at 12:09:30 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)goto start run and type "msconfig". on the first tsb click advanced or it may say options not sure. find the the box that says fast shutddown or disable fast shutdown and place a checkmark there. click osk and then restart
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Response Number 6
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Name: pt
Date: April 9, 2003 at 16:05:42 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I had this problem for ages - tried all the microsoft fixes nothing worked. I read some where that this is a bios - win98 issue.
So I went searching for a bios upgrade for my system. At the "Award" bios web site I found a bios upgrade which specifically targeted the shutdown issue. I flashed my bios with the upgrade and now win98 works fine. Please note you have to find a bios update which matches you motherboard, or you can have major problems.
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Response Number 7
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Name: pt
Date: April 9, 2003 at 16:08:50 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Also note I had to format the hard drive and reinstall win98 - I tried to just reinstall over existing setup and it wouldn't shut down. Again that may be just system specific. I would try a reinstall before a format.
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