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19820	2001-10-02 06:10:00	Hi. First, I am a bit clueless re computers, so keep things simple! Everytime I close down my computer - Start/Shutdown/Shutdown, it chugs away until it gets to the 'windows is shutting down' bit and freezes. So I have to reset and start again. This happens every second or third time I shutdown now. I have Windows 98. It never used to do this, so I accept I've tinkered where I shouldn't have.	Guest (0)
19821	2001-10-02 08:41:00	If you havent done so .I would suggest you download the win98 shutdown patch.. Use this link support.microsoft.com download and install the patch..your problem should go away..If it dosent..reply back. ==Orac==	Guest (0)
19822	2001-10-02 19:53:00	Defragging always helps to shut down quickly, you would be surprised how many computers I have come across, where the owner had never defragged in over a year, never even heard of it.	Guest (0)
19823	2001-10-03 01:18:00	Have defragged as u suggest. Out of interest, how often should a computer be defragged, or is this a 'how long is a piece of string' sort of question?	Guest (0)
19824	2001-10-03 02:28:00	Once a week	Guest (0)
19825	2001-10-03 02:49:00	Visited suggested link - recommended I try my Troubleshooting Wizard first, which I did. I've disabled 'fast shut-down' which appears to be working after shutting down twice in a row.Time will tell. Still interested in shutdown patch. How would I know if its already been downloaded? Could it have been included in a Microsoft Critical Update or similar package? If I have it, and download it again, will it cause even more probs?	Guest (0)
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