system cannot do soft boot(restart)

[sleeper]

I have an ASUS CUSL2-C motherboard running Windows ME.
Everytime I install and application that requires the PC to be
restarted or from the Windows shutdown menu I select "reststart"
the PC always hangs(does not do POST). I always end up pressing
my reset switch.

TIA

[tjaymadison]

Try disabling "Auto insert notification" in Device Manager. There is a downside to this though -- you have to manually start setup/install programs.

[sea69]

hi


this isn't the correct answer for your problem, but it's what I do.

When prompted that I need to re-start, I click NO, to that box, and then close everything out and re-start myself, from the start button, cause I generally have way too many things going at one time to trust that application to be able to properly re-start my pc.

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[Fish]

JIC you want another opinion, I agree with sea69, I used to have the problems of hanging after clicking restart, but since I've started choosing "No" to a restart, I do it manually and have not had any problems since. I'm not sure if it's correct, but, it works for me. HTH.

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[Rick]

Check out this page from

Windows 98 Annoyances.

http://www.annoyances.org/cgi-bin/ce-showtopic/005_015

Getting win98 tostop hanging and shut down

BTW. The book is good. The sample disk included with the book is of little use

[sea69]

hehe yes, went there and that page basically confirms what I said.. too much to close down (drivers and all) at one time can make windows 'hang'

still think I would rather do what I'm doing now http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

or 'End it All'

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[Rick]

Sea69

I am also doing the same as you about half the time.
But mostly so that I can Tell Install Control that I'm about to reboot and have it finish recording the changes made by the installed program http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

The link about is also for those who don't want to put up a hangup an possible cure it.
Even during a system shut down Not just during a restart.

[Paleo Pete]

I agree with the above, I usually shut down that way too, since I've noticed sometimes my system will hang if too many things are running, while if I close everything first, it usually shuts down properly. It's always best to close all applications possible anyway. Windows tries to save any unsaved info somewhere otherwise.

Bud Aallen (http://www.webteam.cc/~budallen/95wizard.html) also has a very good page related to Start Up/Shut Down problems. Check Bud's main page, he has a very good site. Bud Allen's Troubleshooter (http://www.wintrouble.net/)
Q238096 (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q238/0/96.ASP) has good info too.

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[sea69]

Originally posted by Rick:
Sea69

I am also doing the same as you about half the time.
But mostly so that I can Tell Install Control that I'm about to reboot and have it finish recording the changes made by the installed program http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

The link about is also for those who don't want to put up a hangup an possible cure it.
Even during a system shut down Not just during a restart.

Rick: I wasn't degrading your help link, ( although I didn't- see where it offered a "cure" for it.. just a few suggestions to get out of it. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

and this: But mostly so that I can Tell Install Control that I'm about to reboot and have it finish recording the changes made by the installed program - went completely - over my head ..lol


http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif




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[Rick]

It was the wrong time of day to be doing a reply to your message.
i'm also sorry about the wording.

The Install control is a program I use when I don't exactly trust a new program or an old one known to make unwanted changes.
it records all the changes made by the install program.
Makes hacking the stuff out later. A lot easier.

[sleeper]

I finally figured out why my PC could not do a soft boot. I recently
re-installed WinME and installed my PCI cards one at a time and rebooted
after each PCI card was installed. When it was the sound card's turn,
latest driver for the Sound Blaster PCI 128, WinME detected a legacy
device and I got the ! in the harware manager. When I rebooted, the
PC hung and could not POST. Needless to say I upgraded the sound card
to the Sound Blaster Live and now the PC does not hang on soft boots.