W98se won't shut down

trisha

W98Se frequently refuses to shut down, if I keep my finger on the power button it will, then it has to do a scan.

Could it be a programme that is causing it, or something in the settings, I read somewhere that it could be to do with the power settings.

Mr_Skint_2

Disable fast shutdown. To disable fast shutdown, follow these steps:

a. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information.
b. On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility.
c. On the General tab, click Advanced.
d. Click to select the Disable Fast Shutdown check box, click OK, and then click OK.

Do the opposite Enable it

trisha

Just had a look it is already disabled.

Mr_Skint_2

So enable it then...... as said earlier....

Paulo

You could try installing this software patch, there were know issues with Win98 shuting down, hence the release of a shutdown patch.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/S_WUFeatured/Win98SE/Default.asp
Hope this helps

trisha

Mr_Skint wrote:

So enable it then...... as said earlier....

Done that, now to keep my fingers crossed.

trisha

Thanks, I will install the patch as a last resort if I have to.

trisha

trisha wrote:

Done that, now to keep my fingers crossed.

Well, I have uncrossed them it didn't work for me.

Every time I tried to close it down, it did a restart, both with the Start/Shut down buttons and by pressing the start button.

I guess I will just put up with it now.