> Hello everyone, > > I don't know what's happened but my machine (eMachine 400 Mhz, 8.2 H.D., 64 meg > RAM) says "Please wait while Windows shuts down" (or words pretty close to that) > but it never shuts down. Then of course, when I turn the machine on again, it > goes automatically to scan disk because it says the machine was'nt shut down > properly. Any suggestions on how to correct this? > > Thanks, > > Darlene > I would assume that you are using 98 second edition? If I am correct in this assumption then what is happening is a known issue with this version of Windows concerning shutdown. There is a fix available for it at the Windows Update site. Go to the Products Update and look for Windows98 second edition shutdown supplement and install it. PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html