• right-click the Start button, go to open -> programs -> startup
• remove everything, unless there's something critical

5. Change the disable fast shut down box (Win 98 only)



6. Rem out load= and run= statements in WIN.INI

• start -> run sysedit
• look for the window titled "c:\windows\win.ini"
• the first two lines begin "load=" and "run=" ... if anything follows the = then type "rem " (without the "" but with the space after) in front. the lines will read

rem load=something
rem run=something

7. ** For advanced users only!

In the SYSTEM.INI file, rem out any Device= statements in the [386Enh] section that end with .386

8. Rename CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files

• start -> find -> files or folders, for "named" type "config.sys"
• right-click each file it finds and rename them to "config.old"
• repeat for autoexec.bat
• restart

9. In device manager, go to system devices and then advanced power management. Click on settings tab and uncheck enable power management (not all computers)

• start -> settings -> control panel -> system -> device manager

10. Click on power icon in control panel and set power management to off.

• start -> settings -> control panel -> power management
• look for "turn monitor off" and "turn hard disks off"
• set both to "never"

11. On the Device Manager tab, click System Devices. Double-click PCI Bus, click to clear the Use IRQ Steering check box on the IRQ Steering tab.

• start -> settings -> contol panel -> system

12. On the Device Manager tab, select System Devices. Select Plug and Play BIOS, and then click to select the Disable NVRAM / ESCD updates check box on the Settings tab.

• start -> settings -> control panel -> system
  

13. If you have an anti-virus program that is configured to scan your floppy disk drive when you shut down your computer, your computer may stop responding

14. Some shutdown-related issues may be solved by disabling the "Resume by Ring and LAN" feature in the BIOS.

Revised and Updated 8/15/00, Published by John Sewall