Won't shut down.

Les Spielman

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Feb 20, 2001, 10:50:46 AM2/20/01

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No new hardware, no new programs, Windows just won't shut down. All of a
sudden, after using ME for about 3 months, when doing a normal shut
down, Windows just won't. After about 10 minutes of staring at a semi
light screen, and hearing the computer fans still running. The system
just won't shut. Never even see the "safe to close" screen.

Any assistance would be appreciated

Thank you

Baffled in California.

Menno Lauwerens

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Feb 20, 2001, 11:15:22 AM2/20/01

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I've got the same problem, but it happened 2 days after installation.

Let me know if you found a fix.

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Ook

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Feb 20, 2001, 11:25:34 AM2/20/01

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I've long since given all hope of windows shutting down everytime. Sometimes
it does, sometimes it doesn't. When it doesn't, I let it sit a minute and
punch the power button.

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sava7

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Feb 20, 2001, 12:13:03 PM2/20/01

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most likely, you installed some USB driver not win ME compliant.

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Valentin Serb

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Feb 23, 2001, 7:11:41 AM2/23/01

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Hi,

I have an HP6830, and have the same problem. Sometimes it shuts down,
sometimes it doesn't (most of the times). I called the HP support, and
after an hour of trying to fix it, the guy gave up telling me that he
has to ask for advice with a senior tech, and gave me a case ID. By
trying around, I found that by running msconfig, and disabling
vnetsup.vxd at startup, it shuts down everytime. This is not what I
wanted, since vnetsup.vxd is used for Microsoft networking, but it
allowed the computer to shut down. If anybody else experienced this, or
is a known problem, please reply,

Valentin

sava7

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Feb 23, 2001, 1:35:01 PM2/23/01

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demand for 800 toll free number

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Jack E Martinelli

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Feb 23, 2001, 1:37:48 PM2/23/01

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Valentin Serb wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have an HP6830, and have the same problem. Sometimes it shuts down,
> sometimes it doesn't (most of the times). I called the HP support, and
> after an hour of trying to fix it, the guy gave up telling me that he
> has to ask for advice with a senior tech, and gave me a case ID. By
> trying around, I found that by running msconfig, and disabling
> vnetsup.vxd at startup, it shuts down everytime. This is not what I
> wanted, since vnetsup.vxd is used for Microsoft networking, but it
> allowed the computer to shut down. If anybody else experienced this, or
> is a known problem, please reply,
>
> Valentin

> The W98/98SE/WinME "shutdown" expert is James A. Eshelman, MS-MVP.
>
> I suggest you try resolving it by the systematic troubleshooting route,
> using these articles:
>
> Shutdown troubleshooting steps for ALL versions of Win9x:
> www.aumha.org/a/shutdown.htm
>
> Additional information on Win98 SE per se:
> www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnse.htm
>
> --
> Jim Eshelman - MS-MVP (DTS)
>
>
> MS has two pages also at
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/default.asp?PR=w98&FR=0&SD=GN&LN=EN-US
>

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Ook

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Feb 23, 2001, 2:13:39 PM2/23/01

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FWIW...I found that by disabling my network card, WinME would shutdown
everytime. Unfortunately, I need my network card......

I tried moving the card to a different slot, playing with IRQs, etc., no
help. I gave up trying to get WinME to shutdown. I just wait a minute and
punch the power button, screw it anyhow....

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Jack E Martinelli

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Feb 23, 2001, 2:39:06 PM2/23/01

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Ook wrote:

> FWIW...I found that by disabling my network card, WinME would shutdown
> everytime. Unfortunately, I need my network card......
>
> I tried moving the card to a different slot, playing with IRQs, etc., no
> help. I gave up trying to get WinME to shutdown. I just wait a minute and
> punch the power button, screw it anyhow....

Have you considered that the vendor of the NIC card may have failed to provide
hardware/software that is compatible with WinME?

Ook

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Feb 23, 2001, 3:10:59 PM2/23/01

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Netgear FA310TX. They insist the the drivers I'm using are WinME compatible.
But whether the drivers are or are not compatible, doesn't change the
situation - it still seems to keep WinME from shutting down.

Jim Eshelman

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You can perhaps find answers here:
www.aumha.org/a/shtdwnme.htm

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Jack E Martinelli

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Mar 2, 2001, 10:01:06 AM3/2/01

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Ook wrote:

Request that they exchange the card. Any one device may be defective.

Ryan Phillips

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Mar 16, 2001, 12:49:41 AM3/16/01

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I took the advice and disabled my network card... also my Linksis home
network card has a "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save
power.", option under system properties. First I disabled the card. Me
shutdown perfectly. I then re-enabled the card but left the afore-mentioned
option unchecked (was checked). No problems now. Hope this helps...

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