re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' Monday, December 23, 2002 at 5:33 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by RTHAL (1 messages posted) This is a known issue with Windows 98. There is a downloadable patch at the Microsoft web page. To locate it, search for "Windows 98 shutdown." On Sunday, December 22, 2002 at 7:47 pm, Nobody wrote: >This seems to happen on Win 98 machines connected to an MS LAN. It can easily be >remedied by logging out of the Network before shutting down the computer. Do this >by going Start > Log off. > >When Windows restarts and prompts for your username/password decline by pressing >Cancel. Once Windows is up and running (this takes only a few seconds) go Start > >Shut down in the usual way. > > Written in response to: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Nobody: Sunday, December 22, 2002 at 7:47 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (Nobody: Sun, Dec 22, 2002, 7:47 pm) Don't -B- SiLLy... (zygoteXY :o': Sun, Dec 22, 2002, 10:20 pm) re: Question about 'When I choose ''Shut Down'' from the Start Menu, my computer hangs at the ''Please Wait'' screen' (RTHAL: Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 5:33 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum