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RE: comp wont shut down
...lol, (re)formatting isn't always the best solution :-/
(And defragmenting won't change anything)

...But this "Windows 98 (SE) freezes at shutdown screen" is a known problem, I had it once too...well it got *fixed* somehow, now it reboots everytime I try to shut it down and boots as soon as the power switch is back on :-/

I was just too lazy to fix my shutdown prob and used the brute force of my power switch :P

There are quite a few articles about this on microsoft.com, for example
Problems Shutting Down Windows 98 Second Edition,
How to troubleshoot Windows 98 shutdown problems,
Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement
And a patch from Microsoft that should fix shoutdown problems (lol), available here.

This post was edited on 01-04-2005 at 07:05 PM by andrey.
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01-04-2005 06:19 PM
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ok, thanks, i'll read those
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RE: comp wont shut down
wtf!:\
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scan everyday,

I Do 2 to 4 scans a year LOL
01-04-2005 06:30 PM
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RE: comp wont shut down
Scanning every day and scanning twice a year are the two extremes...I think one or two scans per month are perfectly okay.

Btw, disabling fast shutdown in the registry and applying the Patch just fixed my shutdown probs. :cheesy:
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01-04-2005 06:54 PM
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RE: comp wont shut down
i also had a similiar problem.
It ended up being my video card. It had some "bugs" in it. Once i switched video cards, the problem went away
So this very well could also be a hardware issue
01-04-2005 11:28 PM
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i scan my computer lots because i have some weird well known history of gaining viruses ovenight, we once gained a TROJAN BACKDOOR overnight, *crys*. my computer has already been reformatted twice and aint gonna be done again
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You should scan for viruses once a week and update your virus definitions daily.

Scanning for viruses multiple times everyday is a bit radical and, although it won't do any harm, you probably won't catch anything in such a short space of time.
01-05-2005 10:42 PM
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I dont see the use in scaning non stop when infact most viruses come from running you dodgy file you got sent. IMO the best anti virus is common sense.

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