[RESOLVED] *Still* having Win '98 shutdown problems

[Jonnyg]

NT4 server with 95/98/98SE clients.

98SE clients still have problems sometimes shutting down - the old 'windows is shutting down' screen. This after installing the latest M$ 'fix' for this problem..no help there. We use Bleuthman's shutdown.exe rather than windows shutdown so that we can run an exit script for our roving profile system. Windows shutdown is disabled via system policies.

Any thoughts? This is a real toughy, and seems to resist all attempts at trouble-shooting techniques. Tried disabling power saving to no avail. Help!

Jon

[Eagle PC Diagnostech]

Try this tip
You can use it in 95 also


SHUT DOWN WINDOWS 98 FAST!

When you shut down Windows 98, you have to go through several steps. I've discovered a way to shut down Windows 98 in one simple double-click. To implement this technique, launch the Create Shortcut wizard by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting the New/Shortcut command from the shortcut menu. Once the Create Shortcut wizard loads, type
c:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows
in the Command Line text box. (Make sure that there isn't a space between the comma and the exitwindows parameter, or the command won't work.) To continue, click Next. When the next page appears, type Shut Down Windows 98 NOW! in the Select a Name for the Shortcut text box, and click Finish. Now, when you're ready to shut down Windows 98, close all your applications as you normally would and then just double-click the new Shut Down Windows 98 NOW! icon.


[This message has been edited by Eagle PC Diagnostech (edited January 19, 2000).]