[smares]

There is one registry setting which dosent let the PC to shut down, instead restarts the system.
Can anyone tell me what setting it is?????

[prathapml]

Windows ME does have this problem, its related to the Soft(ware) Power-off feature. Win98 was released before newer standards were defined, so it doesn't have fail-over mechanisms.
Looks like you're asking for a way to disable Fast Shutdown. Hey, this one was a common problem, a LOOONG time ago, so its fixable. There basically is a setting that lets windows fail-over to a reboot, if shutdown (to power-off) doesn't work. I'm sure there's some way to turn it off from the interface (somewhere in the Control Panel), or the registry.

We don't very much do Win9x here nowadays, but quite a few of the geniuses here would remember their trouble-some tussles with that OS - for old-time's sake.

anyone?

[Stanislavs]

If i accidently press restart, i just then power it off when it turns on again BEFORE THE BOOT PICTURE. Then you will not have any errors on drive