We still have not figured out the possible solution for the lack of proper shutdown when Me is installed. I tried the Clean Boot troubleshooting and came up with no clear answer. I have latest drivers and a fairly new system. In the system is: SB live sound card Dimond viper 2 video card HP deskjet952 USB HP Scanjet 3300c USB Microsoft Mouse PS2 intellimouse explorer Teac cdw54 CD Burner 196 meg ram ASUS board with 600 Athalon Answer? Try pulling out your sound card and see if it shuts down. Sb cards have been causing problems. but you might want to pull all cards but video and see if you still have the problem. I tried that and no change. All pci cards removed and the same thing, a black screen with a blinking cursor in the lower right middle of the screen and no shut down......Now what? Suggestions Please.

Did you flash your BIOS yet?? You did not say what model mother board that you have. If you boot in safe mode then select shut down>>>>>>> If it shuts down then you have a software issue (drivers etc.)>>>>If still no shut down then your motherboard is the issue and unless a new BIOS version for your board is available you are screwed.. You might also recheck your BIOS settings change the PNPOS to NO or to YES. I keep mine on NO since I have Linux on this machine too. You might also try another power supply...barrow from another machine. Instable power supplies can be issues too.......Install Win-ME on top of itself......disable active desktop......disable power management...disable screensaver....Change the positions of your IDE devices (i.e. primary IDE to secondary IDE and visa versa)....it could be anything....depending on the Asus motherboard that you have try running with the drivers that windows supplies only then try the ones on the ASUS CDROM that came with the MB...... Let us know how it goes, I'm interested since others that I know have had issues besed around Athalon systems too. I'm running an ASUS CUSL-2 and have not noticed any major issues as of yet!!

The bMotherboard is a k7v. I tried everything short of redoing all the motherboard drivers. at this point I may have to (gulp) Live with it. Everything else seems to work fine. I may have a HD change soon and try a fresh install without the win 98. If you folks come up with any other ideas...Please let me know I will be checking daily. :p)

My new Dell Dimension computer arrived the same day that Windows ME was formally released (about 9/14). After a week of use the ONLY problem I've had with it is shutdown related. A couple of times it shutdown when I hadn't even asked it to. About three other times it refused to shutdown. The first time, I had to unplug it to turn it off. Just recently I've discovered a button on my tower (just below the normal button for turning it on) which worked to force a restart (while it was hung up shutting down.) It hasn't been so bad that I've even bothered to ask Dell support about it yet. I just figure it's one of those expected bugs in a new operating system. Hopefully they will fix it with the first service pack.

If you have the Dimension 4100 there are some bug, which Dell does have BIOS fixes for; if you're using AOL with WINME it can cause some problems.

I have the same problem, but my system shutsdown OK in safe mode, the last lines in BOOTLOG are this: Terminate = Win32 EndTerminate = Win32 EndTerminate = KERNEL [00127B95] Removing Unknown (HTREE\RESERVED\0) [00127B96] Removed Unknown (HTREE\RESERVED\0) [00127B96] Removing Client for Microsoft Networks (NETWORK\VREDIR\0000) [00127B96] Removed Client for Microsoft Networks (NETWORK\VREDIR\0000) [00127B96] Removing TCP/IP (NETWORK\MSTCP\0000) [00127B96] Removed TCP/IP (NETWORK\MSTCP\0000) [00127B96] Removing Dial-Up Adapter (ROOT\NET\0000) [00127B97] Removed Dial-Up Adapter (ROOT\NET\0000) [00127B97] Removing Processor support (ROOT\PROCESSOR_UPDATE\0000) [00127B97] Removed Processor support (ROOT\PROCESSOR_UPDATE\0000) [00127B97] Removing Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator (ROOT\SWENUM\0000) [00127B97] Removed Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator (ROOT\SWENUM\0000) [00127B97] Removing Intel 82437VX Pentium(r) Processor to PCI bridge (PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7030&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_02\BUS_00&DEV_00&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removed Intel 82437VX Pentium(r) Processor to PCI bridge (PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7030&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_02\BUS_00&DEV_00&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removing Sound Blaster AudioPCI Legacy Device (VIRTUAL\SSC-LEGACY\PCI&VEN_1274&DEV_5880&SUBSYS_20001274&REV_02&BUS_00&DEV_11&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removed Sound Blaster AudioPCI Legacy Device (VIRTUAL\SSC-LEGACY\PCI&VEN_1274&DEV_5880&SUBSYS_20001274&REV_02&BUS_00&DEV_11&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removing Creative Gameport Joystick (VIRTUAL\*PNPB02F\PCI&VEN_1274&DEV_5880&SUBSYS_20001274&REV_02&BUS_00&DEV_11&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removed Creative Gameport Joystick (VIRTUAL\*PNPB02F\PCI&VEN_1274&DEV_5880&SUBSYS_20001274&REV_02&BUS_00&DEV_11&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removing Plug and Play Monitor (MONITOR\LKM0197\PCI_VEN_1002&DEV_5654&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_48_BUS_00&DEV_13&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removed Plug and Play Monitor (MONITOR\LKM0197\PCI_VEN_1002&DEV_5654&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_48_BUS_00&DEV_13&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removing Wave Device for Voice Modem (MODEMWAVE\MOTOROLA_SM56_SPEAKERPHONE_MODEM\PCI&VEN_1057&DEV_5600&SUBSYS_03001057&REV_00&BUS_00&DEV_14&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removed Wave Device for Voice Modem (MODEMWAVE\MOTOROLA_SM56_SPEAKERPHONE_MODEM\PCI&VEN_1057&DEV_5600&SUBSYS_03001057&REV_00&BUS_00&DEV_14&FUNC_00) [00127B97] Removing System board (ROOT\*PNP0C01\0000) [00127B97] Removed System board (ROOT\*PNP0C01\0000) anyone knows what's wrong ???

Sounds like a bad VREDIR Static VxD driver, perform a MSCONFIG in the run program section. then click on Static VxDs tab. then uncheck the VREDIR box. Restart the computer TWICE (yes twice to take effect). then see if your shutdown is speedy and proper. if so, then you have a bad VREDIR driver. get another one and remember to recheck the box again. good luck