SOLVING 98 SE SHUTDOWN WOES

Windows 98 is great at performing multiple desktop tasks but can be less than great at shutting itself down after finishing a session of heavy multitasking. You may have seen the "Windows is now shutting down" message sit eternally on your screen until you're left with no recourse but to hit the power button. Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was supposed to deliver a host of fixes for problems like this, but it too has its shutdown problems.

Among the most common causes of 98 SE shutdown freezes is the so-called "mapped drive problem." If a significant number of shared network drives are mapped to a 98 SE computer, the system is prone to shutdown problems. Microsoft has provided a downloadable fix for this particular issue.

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Most Windows 98 shutdown problems, however, are not attributable to the mapped drive issue. The Microsoft Knowledge Base article "Problems Shutting Down Windows 98 Second Edition" outlines a step-by-step troubleshooting process, which should solve the majority of your shutdown woes. Be forewarned, many of the remedies suggested by the article involve editing the Windows registry. As always, we recommend creating a verified backup of your present registry before undertaking any changes.

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Should your shutdown hang-ups be related to a particular irresolvable hardware configuration, the above Knowledge Base article will likely prove little help. A multipurpose software fix, the Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement, is designed to address these and similar and the Mapped Drives fix include detailed instructions for downloading, extracting, installing, and tuning the respective software patches.

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