Microsoft KB Archive/193677

= Disabling Floppy Disk Controller Causes Hang at Shutdown =

Article ID: 193677

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q193677



SYMPTOMS
If you disable the Standard Floppy Disk Controller device in Device Manager, your computer may stop responding (hang) when you shut it down. The computer may hang while the shutdown screen is being displayed.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, turn the computer off manually after it hangs at the shutdown screen. Doing so should not cause any problems. The Standard Floppy Disk Controller device remains disabled when you restart the computer.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.

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