Re: Win98 won't shutdown after Linux install
When i get something like that, and it pisses me off for long enough i
reinstall win98. note i ditched win9* a long time ago, because of such
errors :) haven't had to reinstall a linux box(ever). win9x had me
reinstalling 3-4 times a year minimum.
nate
Jonathan Neufeld wrote:
>
> I'm a casual user of Linux and have some familiarity with several
> distributions. I recently bought a new computer and installed Win98
> first, then paritioned the drive (using DiskDrake during a Mandrake
> install) and installed several distributions, including Debian 2.2 and
> Storm. Since partitioning my drive, Win98 has refused to shut down
> cleanly and has given me the error "WINDOWS: A fatal exception 0E has
> occurred at 0028:C00051EF in VXD VMM(01) + 000041EF. The current
> application will be terminated." After pressing any key, the screen
> reverts to a blank green background with the mouse pointer in the
> middle, but the machine is totally unresponsive. I have to do a hard
> boot to get things going again. None of my Linux install are affected,
> and after cleaning itself up, Win98 seems fine, too.
>
> I realize this is NOT a M$ support list. But I thought I might find a
> kind soul here who has dealt with this problem or could refer me to the
> right group. Thanks for any help offered.
>
> Jonathan
>
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