yiksney welcome to TSG. I'm going to assume you have WinME, since there is no such animal as WinME 2000.
In any case could you provide us with a post of your startups using the StartupList application from the site below. Just download, unzip and run it, then copy/paste the results to a reply.
http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/
And how long has the problem existed, have you installed or uninstalled anything in the last few days? What exactly happens when you try to shut down, is it hanging on a specific screen or rebooting?
i got to the site to download start up files it stopped at 99 % trying to load choose download from this location
2nd attempt using 3 1/2 floppy it said file completed but when tried to open nothing / and using file open 3 12 floppy it does not appear in list of whats on floppy
unistlled PAL TALK after probolem began
have tried system restore using jan 1 2003 as restore date
because problem began after that about a week old now
computer will not shut down have to turn off electric power
it hangs /freezes after shut down command the screen goes blank with a cursor flashing at upper right hand corner
i deleted some unkown thing out of starup menu today
i could figure out how to unistall it so just deleted and then emptied recycle bin of it
i am no expert thank you for bearing with