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WINDOWS NOT SHUTTING DOWN
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Crustyoldbloke
Technical User
There's an exellent FAQ on this subject on one of the above tabs. Here's a link:
You don't say which OS you're using, therefore it is impossible to give advice Cannot find REALITY.SYS. Universe halted.
Phil
Please tell me if the answer I gave was helpful or a mere bus ride out. Without your feedback I won't know.
You don't say which OS you're using, therefore it is impossible to give advice Cannot find REALITY.SYS. Universe halted.
Phil
Please tell me if the answer I gave was helpful or a mere bus ride out. Without your feedback I won't know.
I am having the same problem that it seems a few other people are having. When I shut down windows it simply restarts. I've tried a few things with no success, including closing all my programs using ctrl+alt+del, all to no avail. I also tried to disable the fast shutdown option, but this computer does not have that option. I am hesitant to download things that have seen limited success or to change the configuration of windows as this is not my computer but one that I use for work. Any other ideas?
draconyk
If you have Windows 98 follow the MS advice in their article below
How to Disable Fast Shutdown in Windows 98
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q187607
SUMMARY
This article describes how to disable fast shutdown in Windows 98.
MORE INFORMATION
When you shut down Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98, all device drivers are uninitialized. If fast shutdown is enabled in Windows 98, device drivers are not uninitialized. This results in a faster shutdown. Fast shutdown is enabled by default. Disabling fast shutdown may be necessary when you are troubleshooting shutdown problems in Windows 98.
To disable fast shutdown, follow these steps:
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information.
On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility.
On the General tab, click Advanced.
Click to select the Disable Fast Shutdown check box, click OK, and then click OK.
Click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.
Disabling fast shutdown in Windows 98 changes the FastReboot value data from 1 to 0 in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown
the link to this article and to other shutdown topics is:
It worked for me, cheers
If you have Windows 98 follow the MS advice in their article below
How to Disable Fast Shutdown in Windows 98
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q187607
SUMMARY
This article describes how to disable fast shutdown in Windows 98.
MORE INFORMATION
When you shut down Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98, all device drivers are uninitialized. If fast shutdown is enabled in Windows 98, device drivers are not uninitialized. This results in a faster shutdown. Fast shutdown is enabled by default. Disabling fast shutdown may be necessary when you are troubleshooting shutdown problems in Windows 98.
To disable fast shutdown, follow these steps:
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information.
On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility.
On the General tab, click Advanced.
Click to select the Disable Fast Shutdown check box, click OK, and then click OK.
Click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.
Disabling fast shutdown in Windows 98 changes the FastReboot value data from 1 to 0 in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown
the link to this article and to other shutdown topics is:
It worked for me, cheers
Crustyoldbloke
Technical User
I know that one of the biggest culprits is the sound file (exit windows) becoming corrupt. Just a thought. DOS Tip #1701: Add DEVICE=FNGRCROS.SYS to CONFIG.SYS
Phil
Please tell me if the answer I gave was correct. Without your feedback I won't know.
Phil
Please tell me if the answer I gave was correct. Without your feedback I won't know.
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