Win Fast Shutdown issues after installing the patch, downloadable from Microsoft.
The patch adds new VxDs and DLLs to your system and updates or adds INF files
(all of which address common fast-shutdown problem areas such as the handling of PCI devices
and power-management software). But here's the kicker: The patch also gives you a new
version of Msconfig. That version is nearly identical to the old version, except that it
does not offer the "Disable Fast Shutdown" option.
Plus, once the Fast Shutdown patch is installed, there's no way to uninstall it. So, the
patch is a one-way trip--- once you install it, you're locked in to using it, and the new
versions of the applets , DLLs , etc. it installs.
FYI: These are the files the Patch adds or changes in case you want to make backups first:
239887UP.inf, Setup Information, 8/17/99, 4:17 PM, 2,623 bytes
qfecheck.exe, Application, 7/27/98, 3:48 PM, 36,864 bytes
Qfecheck.hlp,Help File, 2/9/96, 6:28 PM, 8,042 bytes
3675.cat, Security Catalog, 8/12/99, 1:26 PM, 5,903 bytes
CSETUP.exe, Application, 8/12/98, 9:32 PM ,16,896 bytes
MSConfig.exe Application, 8/11/99, 10:32 AM, 59,392 bytes
tshoot98.chm, Compiled HTML Help file, 7/22/99, 11:12 AM, 240,797 bytes
Pci.vxd, Virtual device driver, 8/11/99, 10:41 AM, 65,919 bytes
apmbatt.SYS, System file, 8/11/99, 10:46 AM, 4,384 bytes
239887UN.inf, Setup Information, 8/17/99, 4:17 PM, 1,632 bytes
configmg.vxd, Virtual device driver, 4/23/99, 10:22 PM, 125,057 bytes
ver_chk.inf, Setup Information, 8/12/99, 12:30 PM, 1,520 bytes
Advpack.dll, Application Extension, 7/15/97, 6:53 AM, 74,960 bytes
W95inf32.dll, Application Extension, 7/15/97, 6:53 AM, 4,608 bytes
W95inf16.dll, Application Extension, 7/15/97, 6:53 AM, 2,272 bytes
If you're using Win98SE and are having shutdown problems, you might want to try the patch.
If you're using a non-SE version of Win98 and are having problems, try the Msconfig trick instead!