Shutdown Fix Fix for Win98 (not Win98SE)?

I cleaned up a Dell PC Win98 (not win98SE). Everything is working ok,
except shut takes about two minutes.
I remember there's a couple of different shut down fixes for Win98SE, will
they work for plain Win98?

Thanks,

Mike

Try the first one:

Windows Shutdown Troubleshooter
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm

Windows 98 SE Shutdown Troubleshooter
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shtdwnse.php

....Alan

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Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "Mike"
wrote:

I cleaned up a Dell PC Win98 (not win98SE). Everything is working ok,
except shut takes about two minutes.
I remember there's a couple of different shut down fixes for Win98SE, will
they work for plain Win98?

Thanks,

Mike

The only shutdown updates/patches IIRC are for disabling Fast Shutdown and Mapped
drive Shutdown which adds more time to allow apps to close properly before shutting
down.

What I suggest before shutting down to see what may be causing the delay is:
Press ctrl+alt+del to bring up the program manager before.
Look for any suspicious files that may be running that you do not recognize.
Take note of the suspicious files and End Task on them, leave Explorer and Systray
alone.
Close Program Manager and reboot/shut down.
If that did the trick you need to investigate what those files are for so they can be
dealt with in a proper manner.

If that didn't do the trick:
End task on all except Explorer and Systray.
Close Program Manager and reboot/shut down.

If that cut the time down:
End task on half of them except Explorer and Systray. Take note on which ones you end
task on as they do not always appear in the same order.
Close Program Manager and reboot/shut down.

If still no improvement, then it is in the other half (excluding Explorer and
Systray) and you need to whittle your way down by halves until you get the one that's
causing the major delay.

--
Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
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"Mike" wrote in message news:LQu_c.1814$PK3.1274@trnddc08...
I cleaned up a Dell PC Win98 (not win98SE). Everything is working ok, except shut
takes about two minutes.
I remember there's a couple of different shut down fixes for Win98SE, will they
work for plain Win98?

Thanks,

Mike

Thanks, I'll check out the links.
I've disbaled fast shutdown, but no change in,
it still hangs at shut down.

Mike

"Alan Edwards" wrote in message
...
Try the first one:

Windows Shutdown Troubleshooter
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm

Windows 98 SE Shutdown Troubleshooter
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shtdwnse.php

...Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html


In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "Mike"
wrote:

I cleaned up a Dell PC Win98 (not win98SE). Everything is working ok,
except shut takes about two minutes.
I remember there's a couple of different shut down fixes for Win98SE, will
they work for plain Win98?

Thanks,

Mike

Disables fast shutdown and no mapped drives present.
I'll go through your email and try the other things you suggest.

Mike

"Brian A." GoneFishn@aFarAwayLake wrote in message
...
The only shutdown updates/patches IIRC are for disabling Fast Shutdown and
Mapped drive Shutdown which adds more time to allow apps to close properly
before shutting down.

What I suggest before shutting down to see what may be causing the delay
is:
Press ctrl+alt+del to bring up the program manager before.
Look for any suspicious files that may be running that you do not
recognize.
Take note of the suspicious files and End Task on them, leave Explorer and
Systray alone.
Close Program Manager and reboot/shut down.
If that did the trick you need to investigate what those files are for so
they can be dealt with in a proper manner.

If that didn't do the trick:
End task on all except Explorer and Systray.
Close Program Manager and reboot/shut down.

If that cut the time down:
End task on half of them except Explorer and Systray. Take note on which
ones you end task on as they do not always appear in the same order.
Close Program Manager and reboot/shut down.

If still no improvement, then it is in the other half (excluding Explorer
and Systray) and you need to whittle your way down by halves until you get
the one that's causing the major delay.

--
Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

"Mike" wrote in message
news:LQu_c.1814$PK3.1274@trnddc08...
I cleaned up a Dell PC Win98 (not win98SE). Everything is working ok,
except shut takes about two minutes.
I remember there's a couple of different shut down fixes for Win98SE,
will they work for plain Win98?

Thanks,

Mike