what to do if windows doesn't shut down?

[goophie]

What should i check if my windows doesn't shut down by itself anymore?

it just gets stuck on the "preparing to shut down" blue screen. thanks

it's Windows 98
running on k6-2 w/ sis530/5595 chipset.
onboard 530agp vga and cmi7837sound

 

[zacadee]

There's a Windows98 shutdown patch on Microsoft's website.
It fixed my computer.

 

[Vinny N]

If you're running 98FE, run MSCONFIG, goto Advanced and toggle fast shutdown from on/off or off/on.

If you're running 98SE, get the shutdown patch.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/S_WUFeatured/Win98SE/Default.asp

 

[goophie]

thanks guys, trying it out now.

 

[goophie]

Well looks like it works, only been one shutdown, and everything went fine

Thanks again guys.. shoulda thought of the shutdown patch earlier..

 

[goophie]

on second thought... it didn't exactly work, i tried shutting down my computer again and it still stops at that blue screen.

any more ideas before i format this sucka?

could it be drivers?

 

[Wuming]

interesting... a related question. what exactly is "fast shutdown" ? i have it disabled as default. never tried turning it on before.

 

[bruzbros22]

Fast Shutdown, is when you press your power button, it will automatically start shutting down your system.

That definately isn't your problem.

You applied the Win98 patch, do you have a network card installed?

I have seen some network cards not "close" their connection to a home network and thus causing a hang at shutdown.

I hope that gives you some help.

 

[Vinny N]

No fast shutdown doesn't have to do with the button...
It's slightly more technical and relates to the activities and methods windows uses to close/end processes/ports/connections, etc...
There was a detailed explanation somewhere, might have been in the MS knowledge database...

goophie:

Does your motherboard BIOS have an option for enable/disable "assign IRQ to VGA"
I've seen some systems that won't shut down with that disabled.

 

[goophie]

actually yeah, i do have an "assign irq to vga" i actually turned that on to see if it would help but it didn't. I'll try turning it off though

this is one crazy problem. Does anyone know where i can find older versions of the sis530 AGP drivers? i think this could be the problem, i downloaded the newest version from their website and installed them a while back, and then these problems started.

Thanks