Joan
Sat Feb 07 04:06:55 CST 2004
See if any of this helps.
Joan
> Tracking down shutdown and power-off problems (they differ) can be
somewhat
> difficult but may I suggest that you start by having a look at MS KB
> 273746 -
> "How to Troubleshoot Windows Me Shutdown Problems"
> (
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=273746) and then move on to Jim
> Eshelman's
> pages at
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm and
>
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shtdwnme.htm which cover this topic. Hopefully
you
> will find advice there that will help your resolve your problem.
>
> You might also want to check that you have installed the Windows IDE
Hard
> Drive Cache Package from the Windows Update site. For details see KB
> 273017 -
> "ScanDisk Runs Even Though Windows Shut Down Correctly"
> (
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=273017).
Darlene M wrote:
> Thank you for any help you might give.
>
> When I start my WinMe it says that I have had an “improper
> shutdown” and wants to run a “scan disk”. As far as
> I can tell there was no improper shutdown. The Computer shut
> down normally. It can take up to nine (9) hours for the
> scan disk to run on C drive. If a problem is detected I
> tell it to ‘fix problem’. At the next start up the same
> thing happens.
>
> Would reinstalling the program solve the problem?----
> Darlene-----