Windows 98 SE shut down problem 1

[ace1974]

I am having problems shuting down a Compaq mini desktop computer while loged on to the network. If I log off the network I can shutdown fine but if I am loged on the network it will hang on shutdown. Can you let me know how to fix this problem so I can shutdown with no problems while still loged on the network?

 

[libroos]

Hi Ace1974,

To kill this problem fast..

1) Minimize all windows
2) Right click on the desktop
3) Select NEW --> SHORTCUT
4) Type in this: "rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows"

Of course without the opening and closing quotes when you type in this full string in the dialog box.

An icon will be created. Rename this icon to for e.g. Shutdown Win98.

Ask the user to double-click on this icon to shutdown next time.

It works.

Cheers,
libroos : )

 

[Klae]

Try these updates...
The first one..

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

is a SE shutdown supplement which comes as a recommended patch from Microsoft.
The second one..

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/q260067/Default.asp

is one more specific to a shutdown problem only if you have many mapped network drives. So if you do try this one as well.

 

[Bojangle]

We were having shutdown problems as well, once we downloaded the critical updates from the Windows update website this resolved our shutdown problems. Other tech forums have mentioned that these patches were a temporary fix, but it has been working for us for awhile now.