Exit Norton AntiVirus. The video card will then show the 'Waiting to Shutdown' screen, even though the system has actually shut down completely. Click the mouse cursor at the end of the Sevinst.exe on the open line. When fast shutdown is enabled in Windows 98, device drivers are not uninitialized. This results in a faster shutdown.
Fast shutdown is enabled by default.
On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility. On the General tab, click Advanced. Click the Disable Fast Shutdown check box to clear it, click OK, and then click OK again. Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer. Check Device Manager in System Properties to make sure everything is working, with no Yellow or Red splats.