[Coco] OT -- PC needs TWO Shut Downs

[Rod Barnhart]

Windows 98 (even SE) had several bugs which caused problems with
shutdown, but this is the first time I've heard of this particular
problem. You might want to search http://support.microsoft.com to see
if any of their shutdown troubleshooting documentation is still
online.

As an aside, I once had a customer with a Gateway computer that, after
following every single troubleshooting guide and installing every
patch that Microsoft had for the Win98 shutdown issues, *still*
wouldn't shut down correctly. It just started happening one day, and
even after a reset of the BIOS settings and a fresh install of Windows
continued to have problems. I literally spent years trying to fix the
problem, only to finally solve it with a sledge hammer after they
finally couldn't live with it anymore and replaced the machine.

Rod


On 3/31/06, KnudsenMJ at aol.com <KnudsenMJ at aol.com> wrote:
> Say guys, is it a sign of anything special when a Windoze 98 SE PC needs a
> second go-round of the Start->ShutDown menu sequence before it shuts  down?
> After the first one, mine momentarily fuzzes the screen, then comes  right back,
> and is fully functional.  A second shutdown sequence gets a  good normal
> shutdown.
>
> You can open a folder and maybe a few other little things without "breaking
> the spell" of the 1st shutdown, so the 2nd one still works.  Any  ideas?
> Thanks, Mike K.
>
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