Win 98 SE shutsdown to black scrn w/blinking cursor
More Win 98 SE shutdown issues, this time on a different computer. I had Win 98 first edition running with no shutdown issues-click on shutdown, normal screens come up and the computer then turns itself off. I upgraded the 98 first edition to 98 Second Edition with the update patch from Microsoft-no errors or problems with the install, until I clicked on Shutdown. Then the screen "please wait while windows shuts down" zips by and then I get a black screen with a flashing cursor in the upper left corner. I have tried Microsoft's tech solutions for disabling fast shutdown, checked the registry key for this and it was correct, set the bios so acpi is off and disabled the power management in windows; tried disabling NVRAM/ESCD om Device Manager; set my Norton Antivirus to not scan floppy at shutdown;checked the exit sound file-found ok; I even loaded the Shutdown patch from microsoft and still no change. It seems that the files are being closed and everything that normally would be cleared at normal shutdown, because so far scandisk hasn't run on boot up nor have any errors shown up. I am configuring this system for my college bound son and without the auto shutdown that used to work under '98 first edition, I now have to power down with a power strip power off button. You folks came through before and I look forward to any other tips to fix this. Thanks in advance. <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">