Hi Elizabeth,
I am assuming that since your computer is only 6 months old that you are
probably running Windows98 SE. Microsoft has acknowledged that there exists
a shutdown issue with this version of Windows. There is a fix for this at
the Windows Update site. Look for "Windows98 second edition shutdown
supplement".

Subject: [PCSOFT] Computer reboots on shutdown


> Good evening,
>
>         I have a computer running windows 98. It is about 6 months old,
> and had been having the problem where it hangs on shutdown.
>         The past few days, however, it doesn't hang on shutdown,
> instead, it reboots every time I go to shut it down. The only way
> I can get it to shut down, is be quick and turn off the switch on
> the power supply before it starts to re-boot, or put in a floppy
> disk and shut it off when it says "non-system disk"
>         Is there a fix or work around for this?
>
>
>

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