Problem: 1. Computer freezes upon shutdown - After "Window is shutting down" screen is displayed, computer beeps once and then freezes.
Problem: 2. Upon booting, an error message is displayed. (I have tried to resolve this by looking at other postings but I couldn't do it...)

Error message:
Microsoft Workgroups ODI/NDIS3 Mapper Version 2.0
Error: Cannot find LSL
ODI/NDIS3 Mapper: Initialization failure
Press any key to continue...

Information about my laptop that might be useful:

System: Microsoft Windows 98 (4.10.1998 OEM)

Network adapters in Device Manager:
Bilionton 10/100 base-TX CardBus Ethernet
Dial-up Adapter
Existing ODI Driver (with a question mark - could not update driver)
Toshiba FIR Port-Type DO

What is written in autoexec.bat:
rem TShoot: c:\windows\lsl.com <I unchecked this bit but it hasn't worked>
C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVGFRE~1\BOOTUP.EXE
REM [Header]
@ECHO OFF

REM [CD-ROM Drive]

REM [Miscellaneous]

REM [Display]

rem - By Windows Setup - c:\windows\COMMAND\MSCDEX /D:TOSCD001 /M:10
if not exist c:\toshiber.dat c:\windows\halloc.exe /c
mode con codepage prepare=((850) c:\windows\COMMAND\ega.cpi)
mode con codepage select=850
keyb uk,,c:\windows\COMMAND\keyboard.sys

C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\NETWOR~1\VIRUSS~1\40~1.XX\sca n.exe c:\
@IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
Set tvdumpflags=10
c:\windows\odihlp.exe

What is written in Config.sys:
REM [Header]

REM [CD-ROM Drive]

REM [Miscellaneous]

REM [Display]
device=c:\windows\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1)
Country=044,850,c:\windows\COMMAND\country.sys
DEVICE=c:\windows\Panning.SYS

I would be very grateful if someone could resolve this problem as I've spent 2 days trying to fix this problem but have not managed.
Thank you very much.

Regarding the startup issue, I found a suggestion on the Internet that REM'ing out this line of your Autoexec.bat may help:
c:\windows\odihlp.exe

Shutdown problems have always plagued Windows 98 PCs. There are 3 separate fixes available from Microsoft for it. One deals with large hard disks not clearing their cache quick enough, one deals with mapped network drives not being un-mapped before the shutdown sequence completes and the other, I think, is to do with power management.

Go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads and see if you can search for 'shutdown' or 'drive' entries for Windows 98. If you can't find them, let me know - I've got them all downloaded onto my PC ready for whenever I build a Win98 system so I can probably help you out if you can't get them off the Microsoft site

Thank you DJ Nafey for the detailed help - I am going to try them out.

I tried searching for Windows 98 downloads from Microsoft but I couldn't seem to find them... Could you possibly upload them here...?

Thanks a bunch!
conan123

I couldn't get the files uploaded here as the limit on attachments is very small so I've uploaded them to my web site and created a new Downloads page for them. There's a "Downloads" banner towards the top of my home page - you can't miss it

P.S. Link to my web site is under my name!

DJ Nafey,

I've gone to your website to download the three update files you've
put there for me. Thank you so much.

I have:
1) done as you said about REMing out the line in autoexec.bat - and the annoying message is no longer showing up during booting.
and,
2) recently ran a registry checker and let it fix some errors in my registry - since then, the computer shuts down without freezing about 90% of the time.

It's great that you had let me know about the correct line to REM out because I was unchecking the wrong lines and it hadn't worked before.
I've yet to install the 3 files I've downloaded from your site but I think I might do that when the computer starts having frequent shutdown problems again.

Thank you very much for the spot-on advice you've given me.
I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,

conan123

Originally Posted by conan123

I've yet to install the 3 files I've downloaded from your site but I think I might do that when the computer starts having frequent shutdown problems again.

Sounds like a sensible plan - 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it', as the saying goes. This is very appropriate for Windows 98!

Glad I could help

I can foresee this thread being 'hijacked' by lots of people with a similar problem so I'm going to close it now but, if you need more help, send me or one of the other moderators a PM and we'll open it up again.

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