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PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 8:32 am    Post subject: Shutting Down
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Can anyone help me please? I am having trouble shutting down, I go to Start, Shutdown, dot in 'shutdown' click OK, and when it gets to the Windows is shutting down screen it 'hangs' and will do no more, I then have to re-boot and do it all over again and it goes straight away, I have tried to 'log off' first, no different, I have also downloaded a program called Slwadog Shutdown, some ones advise, but still the same, can anyone come up with any ideas?? be very grateful, Ann

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 9:12 am    Post subject:
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Ann, what Operating System? This is not at all uncommon for 9x/ME machines, with a lot of different variables that could be causing it. If you give us your OS, that'll be a good place to start.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 9:42 am    Post subject:
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Windows 98 second edition, sorry forgot to say, thanks, am off out at the moment in this afternoon, Ann

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:27 am    Post subject:
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Ann, take a look at this and see if it offers any insight.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 3:24 pm    Post subject:
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Help, did as you said went to that site, followed all, and every thing went wrong,
Colour resolution are all wrong,
icons on desk top moved,
every thing is so large,
can hardly see this site,
Have tried the display box, settings, but colour settings change make no different, Oh Oh Please help, Ann

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 12:22 am    Post subject:
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Does everything return to normal if you reboot?

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No!!!!!!!

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 9:31 am    Post subject:
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Just had to send for a engineer, will never download a patch from Microsoft again, have found out this is normal with patches, and having Win98 you can not restore system, not blaming anyone, just warning everyone, thanks for your help, I will return, Ann

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