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If unsuccessful, take a look at this next MS KB Article &gt;<br />
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&quot;Windows 98 Second Edition May Not Shut Down or Restart in MS-DOS Mode&quot;:<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q232915/" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q232915/</a><br />
You could try using one of the resolutions listed.
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If unsuccessful, take a look at this next MS KB Article >

"Windows 98 Second Edition May Not Shut Down or Restart in MS-DOS Mode":
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q232915/ [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q232915/]
You could try using one of the resolutions listed.

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You'll find further helpful comments in this article which discusses shutdown problems in 98SE. &nbsp; <br />
There's a reference to your inability to use &quot;Restart in MS-DOS mode&quot;, and a possible cure &gt;&nbsp;<br />
&quot;Windows 98 SE Shutdown Problems&quot;:<br />
<a href="http://www.helpwithwindows.com/windows98/troub-51.html" rel="ugc">http://www.helpwithwindows.com/windows98/troub-51.html</a>
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You'll find further helpful comments in this article which discusses shutdown problems in 98SE.  
There's a reference to your inability to use "Restart in MS-DOS mode", and a possible cure > 
"Windows 98 SE Shutdown Problems":
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/windows98/troub-51.html [http://www.helpwithwindows.com/windows98/troub-51.html]

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It worked! <br />
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Thanks very much. You've been a real help.
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It worked!

Thanks very much. You've been a real help.

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Good, glad you succeeded !<br />
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Thank you.
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In the Shut Down menu, I am given the choice<br />
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&quot;Restart in MS-DOS mode&quot;<br />
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For some reason, this choice never works. When I choose it, all I get is a blinking cursor on the top left of the screen. How do I fix it?<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
<br />
(I'm running Windows 98SE)<br />

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In the Shut Down menu, I am given the choice

"Restart in MS-DOS mode"

For some reason, this choice never works. When I choose it, all I get is a blinking cursor on the top left of the screen. How do I fix it?

Thanks

(I'm running Windows 98SE)


The &quot;Restart in MS-DOS mode&quot; feature doesn't work

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The &quot;Restart in MS-DOS mode&quot; feature doesn't work

The "Restart in MS-DOS mode" feature doesn't work