Yes, the first installation of
the "Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement"
didn't fix the "Restart instead of "Shut Down" problem.

I read somewhere that installing several times might
get it to work. I'm not sure why though. But,
I'll give it a try and if that doesn't fix the problem,
I'll just restore the partition.



"PCR" wrote in message ...
| Also, I haven't tried the shutdown patch yet since
| some posts stated that it can cause problems.
| Is this true?

You mean Q239877, the Shutdown Supplement...?...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239887/EN-US/
Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement

It appears it is installed in this Win98SE, shows up in "MSInfo32,
Software Environment, Software Updates". Also, all it's files versions
are my file versions, (except for tshoot98.chm-- I was gypped on that
one). I do believe Compaq installed Q239877 into this 7470. (I'd have
had to do it twice, the second time, after my hard drive crash of 2001.
Surely, I'd remember.)

I can't actually say I've never had a shutdown/restart problem. But it
is rare... well, it certainly isn't frequent, anyhow... well, it
happens...
(a) Sometimes, if I haven't shut big apps first, like OE.
(b) A couple or so "reboot's to complete" failed.
(c) Sundry other times.

While there is no uninstall for it in Add/Remove Programs, I have
discovered... C:\WINDOWS\INF\QFE\WIN98.SE\239887UN.INF. And, here it
is...

......Start of it...........
; 239887UN.INF
; This is the Setup information file to install the Windows 98 Second
Edition Q239887 Update.

[version]
signature = "$CHICAGO$"
AdvancedINF = 2.5, %AdvPackWarn%
LayoutFile = Layout.inf, Layout1.inf, Layout2.inf

[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles=W98Upd.Undo.Sys,W98Upd.Undo.Hlp
DelFiles=W98Upd.del.inf
DelReg=W98Upd.delreg

[DestinationDirs]
W98Upd.Undo.Sys = 11
W98Upd.Undo.Hlp = 18
W98Upd.del.INF = 17,QFE\%SPKey%

[W98Upd.Undo.Sys]
msconfig.exe,,,4
pci.vxd,,,4
apmbatt.sys,,,4
vpowerd.vxd,,,4

[W98Upd.Undo.Hlp]
tshoot98.chm,,,4

[W98Upd.del.INF]
239887UN.INF

[W98Upd.delreg]
HKLM,"Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\%GUID%"

;qfecheck
HKLM,%UpdateKey%\%SPKey%\%LocaleID%%UpdID%\,,,"%Up dName%"

[Strings]
;Non-localizable
GUID = "{b7d5e460-8c8a-11d3-8e4a-0050da1d4065}"
VERSION = "4.10.0.2222"
UpdID = "239887"
UpdateKey =
"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\U pdates"
SPKey = "Win98.SE"

;Localizable strings
LANG = "EN"
LocaleID = "UPD"
UpdName = "Windows 98 Second Edition Q239887 Update"
AdvPackWarn = "You need a newer version of advpack.dll."
.......End of 239887UN.INF.......

I can only SUPPOSE that would uninstall it, as there is nothing in it's
docs about it. And I don't understand .inf-talk, really. Actually, it
would be best to do a full system backup before fooling with the
Supplement at all.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Adam" wrote in message
m...
|
| I tried some of the steps in the following link:
| http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm
| Then gave up since it seemed to focus more on
| system freeze problems.
|
| But, I didn't realize that there was a Win98SE specific one:
| http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnse.php
| I'll have to try it out later.
|
| Also, I haven't tried the shutdown patch yet since
| some posts stated that it can cause problems.
| Is this true?
|
|
|
| "PCR" wrote in message
...
| "START, Shut Down"... can it be the "bolt" is in "Restart"? Then,
that
| is what will happen.
|
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=238096
| Shutdown Problems
| This article has a link in it to pages full of articles on shutdown
| problems.
|
| http://www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnse.php Shutdown problems, SE specific.
| http://www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm Shutdown problems.
|
| Definitely, try... "START button, Run, MSConfig, Advanced button".
| Check "Disable fast shutdown", if there. The item won't be there, if
you
| have downloaded a certain patch from Windows Update.
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "Adam" wrote in message
| . com...
| |
| | My system is running Win98SE.
| |
| | When I try to "Shut Down", it does a "Restart" instead.
| |
| | "Disable fast shutdown" is already selected.
| |
| | Anyone know how to fix this?
| |
| |
|
|
|