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[wackydj]

Am I missing something? I am running 98SE and have the common problem of my pc hanging on shutdown on a random basis. When I enable 'fast shutdown' my pc re-boots on shutdown every time. I have not yet downloaded the MS pactch, should I now do this? advice please.

 

[kippy13]

For the "definitive" troubleshooting list, go to MS MVP's Jim Eshelman's Page
at:

http://www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm

WINDOWS SHUTDOWN TROUBLESHOOTING: 15 Steps
Version 10.2.3 -- Last updated May 10, 2001
This includes sections on networks and network cards.
and
Troubleshooting Shutdown Problems in Windows 98 Second Edition. Start here if
you have SE.

http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnse.htm

.

You might also check out:

http://www.pcforrest.freeserve.co.uk/shutdown_errors.htm

.

For an exhaustive treatise on troubleshooting Windows Fatal Exception OE errors,
go here:

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/troub-344.shtml

or

http://www.windows-help.net/windows98/troub-344.htm

.
Topics include bad hardware, bad memory, & software problems to check.

From Microsoft - Bad RAM Causes Fatal Exception Errors Running Windows 95/98 -

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q138/7/88.asp

"Sometimes I do not know but I try hard"- R.F. Haughty 1923

 

[Marcs41]

If you have an issue with something where there is a patch available, of course you should update.

Marc
_{If 'something' 'somewhere' gives 'some' error, expect random guesses or no replies at all. Please specify details.
Free Tip: The F1 Key does NOT destroy your PC!}

 

[uvguy]

I had the same problem in that my win98 machine would never fully shutdown. I did all the updates, etc, which still did not solve the problem. After some investigation, I found that my graphics driver was the problem and installing the latest version cured the ill.