There is no single cure or solution. But an article with most of the cures is over at the Shutdown Article at http://www.aumha.org/articles.htm
Bob
I continue to have problems getting Windows 98SE to shut down consistently.
I thought I had downloaded a patch to correct this problem.I guess not.
Any suggestions?

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