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WINDOWS 95/98 SHUTDOWN KNOWN ISSUES

This page is currently designed to satisfy end-users request for assistance
for when their computer or notebook fails to shut down properly under
Windows 98 Second Edition.

 

We have been experiencing numerous calls and e-mails relating to some computers not shutting down properly.  Whilst this issue is not a major issue, given the amount of product in the market-place, we would like to help educate people ask to reasons why their computer does not shut down.

There are many reasons for this, such as hardware (incompatible cards in computer systems) and software (drivers, versions of programs, the way certain programs have been installed, and more).  A particular computer not shutting down does not mean that there is a hardware fault with the computer. 

All systems and notebooks are tested at the assembly stage, prior to despatch and this issue, if it were hardware related, would have been discovered and rectified at this level prior to the customer's receipt of the goods.

Try uninstalling the last hardware or software installed prior to the system not shutting down.  Read the attached Microsoft Knowledge-Base Articles relating to Windows 98 shut down issues to try to identify the cause of your problem. 

If you are at the stage of giving up, please feel free to contact us. 

 

The following Microsoft Knowledge-Base Articles are a small sample of all this issues that can prevent Windows 98 second edition from shutting down properly.  The following is a guide to some of the most popular issues and may not necessarily be the issue in your instance.

We suggest that you run the scandisk and or defrag programs first as this may also help your issue.

Many of the solutions are simple steps to help you try to resolve your particular issue, but there are several downloads which update your Windows 98 to minimise this

WIN98 SE FAULT DESCRIPTION

MICROSOFT ARTICLE

How to Troubleshoot Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Problems

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q238/0/96.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0

Windows 98 Second Edition May Not Shut Down or Restart in MS-DOS Mode

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q232/9/15.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0

Anti-virus Causes Computer to Stop Responding When You Shut Down

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q231/6/66.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0

Shutdown Hangs on Intel AL440LX Motherboard with Phoenix BIOS Version P07

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q231/7/42.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0

Windows Stops Responding When Sending System Broadcast Message During Shutdown

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q242/9/34.asp?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0

Error Message on a Blue Screen When Shutting Down or Restarting Windows

http://mspss.directhit.com/fcgi-bin/RedirURL.fcg?url=http%3A//support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q246/8/80.ASP%3FLN
%3DEN-US%26SD%3Dgn%26FR%3D0&qry=shut%20down&rnk=7&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=W98SE

"Invalid Page Fault" Error Message in Browseui.dll at Shutdown

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q257/9/61.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0

ACPI Computer with Anti-Virus Software Installed Stops Responding When You Restart Computer

http://mspss.directhit.com/fcgi-bin/RedirURL.fcg?url=http%3A//support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q259/2/53.ASP%
3FLN%3DEN-US%26SD%3Dgn%26FR%3D0&qry=shut%20down&rnk=9&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=W98SE

 

We also have two files related to shut-down fixes courtesy of Microsoft.

Click here to obtain Microsoft Patch


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