Will not shut down first time

I have Windows 98 second edition and after being on the internet my computer will not shut down first time. I always use control/alt/delete to shut down and then monitors goes off but leaves hard drive on and a white flashing curser on the screen. Any help as this drives me mad each time.

 

Well documented problem, that. There's a patch for shutdown problems with 98SE. It's available from the Mickey$oft website.

 

Thanks Katzy - do you have the actual website address as I put in Mickey$oft and got nothing - we are in the UK.
Many thanks

 

I'm in the UK, too. Where are you? For my few sins, I'm an Essex-boy. Not your typical Essex-boy, though. I have a brain. Not much of a brain, I'll admit, but...

"Mickey$oft" are "Microsoft". As described here: http://www.dune.demon.nl/funnypages/msj/index.html

You can find the shutdown patch here: http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?st=b&na=88&View=en-us&qu=shutdown+patch