# Win 98 shutdown **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 1, 2001, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863 "2001-07-01T18:47:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/1 "2001-07-01T18:47:04Z")
Has anyone found a way around the Win 98 shutdown problem? I’ve found that if I do a restart and then a shutdown, everything is cool. Users understandably don’t want to take that much time. ---
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/2 "2001-07-01T18:55:13Z")
from what I’ve heard there is a IDE hard drive cache update through windows update that is supposed to help… ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/3 "2001-07-01T20:14:15Z")
If you’re trying to do a memory flush, you might try downloading a program called “MaxMem” from [TechTV](http://www.techtv.com). Its free and it does a great job once you’ve set it up right. I’ve got it on my machine and have seen a definate improvement on the machine’s performance since I installed it. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/4 "2001-07-01T20:42:42Z")
Have you tried the Win98 shutdown suppliment? It fixes a lot of shutdown problems that 98 is known for. Here’s a link. [http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/S\_WUFeatured/Win98SE/Default.asp](http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/S_WUFeatured/Win98SE/Default.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/5 "2001-07-01T20:45:52Z")
Lets try that again [http://www.microsoft.com/Windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/S\_WUFeatured/Win98SE/Default.asp](http://www.microsoft.com/Windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/S_WUFeatured/Win98SE/Default.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/6 "2001-07-01T20:47:42Z")
Why is it putting a space in the word default?? its not there in preview, only after posting. remove the space between the L and T in “default” and it will take you there. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/7 "2001-07-01T21:21:21Z")
I’m running Windows 98 SE, which has the update. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/8 "2001-07-01T22:01:12Z")
The one I posted was FOR win98. > [@](#): > > The Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement addresses shutdown issues on systems with specific hardware/software configurations running Windows 98 Second Edition. These issues include systems restarting when selecting shutdown and systems hanging on shutdown. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/9 "2001-07-01T22:29:09Z")
Create a shortcut for this: **C:\Windows\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows** When you double click it Windows will exit without asking anything. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/win-98-shutdown/70863/10 "2001-07-02T01:27:45Z")
Thanks, Whammo. I didn’t know that you caould download that anymore.