Problem shutting down

[Miss winnie]

I bought an intel p4 1.5 ghz about 4 months ago... It was working fine except an occaional freeze and shut down problems. now i am experiemncing them almost everytime i turn on my cpu! Every program i load in about the first 15 mins after start up freezes and it takes away my sound after that... and when i shut down the computer just sit there doing nothing not even thinking... A few times it shut down properly but mostly lke almost everytime it don't do anything... can anyone help me plz??:(

[CrystalMethod]

Need a little more information about your system (more than what's in your sig). What OS, Motherboard, soundcard, etc...
Last thing you upgraded to would be helpful as well.

[Yodums]

Is it Windows 98? Because if it is then you need to get the Windows 98 Shutdown Supplment.

[Miss winnie]

yes, it is windows 98... where can i get the shut down suplement?

[Yodums]

Originally posted by Miss winnie
yes, it is windows 98... where can i get the shut down suplement?


Try Windows Update from your Tools menu from your IE.

[Miss winnie]

thanks

[Yodums]

Originally posted by Miss winnie
thanks

Were all here to help.

[deez]

perhaps some bios settings are also off

also power management settings in Windows may be off

[batboy]

Miss Winnie, you've been having trouble with this system for quite a while. I remember suggesting a few things from a previous topic. I know you must be getting frustrated. Didn't we conclude that you have a wimpy power supply and that maybe the system is overheating too? Have you done anything since then to try and correct the situation? You could also be having Windows registery error problems. Perhaps you might consider using Norton Utilities to clean up your operating system and/or reformatting the harddrive and doing a clean Windows reinstall. You also might consider installing a better CPU cooler, an extra case fan and a better power supply (300 to 350 watt minimum). I't no fun being mad at your computer all the time. Good luck.

[Miss winnie]

heh yea.. stupid computer *smack* i would go and change it some times later... when i have time... but after i downloaded the windows update patch and unchecked some applications at starup it shut down properly a few times... ill go and upgrade it soon :)

[Yodums]

Seems like it was Windows 98.

It probably had some software conflict maybe.

[batboy]

Cool, glad the updates helped a little. I've done all the Windows upgrades, especially what is called the "critical upgrades", it helps a lot.

[Yodums]

As well as me.

When I first installed Win2K the first thing I tried to grab was SP2 then all the updates then install all my programs.