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Windows protection fault on shut down
Name: Bill Date: October 30, 1999 at 15:12:12 Pacific
Comment:
My computer on shut down shuts all programs down then gives me the windows 98 is shutting down screen then i get the black screen with windows protection fault, please press key to shut down. I hit a key and it shuts off. It even does it on restarts. What is it doing and how do I fix it?
Name: Jim Clark Date: October 31, 1999 at 01:04:40 Pacific
Reply:
Win98 and Win98SE are known to have shut down problems internal to the software. To fix this, goto the Win98 Update page and download a recent bug fix dealing with shut down problems.
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