wont close down properly

[tommyboy]

i have just got the version of microstudio it works well accept when i try to close the program down it appears to have closed but is still running this makes impossible for other programs to access the sound card so i have to con\alt\del to close micro studio i am using 98 and have tried loading the software on another comp to see if it was a problem with only my comp but it does the same on that one the reason i need to close down microstudio down quick is because i want to access a music program without much delay a freind has an older version wich closes down properly is there anything i can do accept try and get an older version please advise

[Lauraine Graham- with the Lord]

I advise against getting an older version of MicroStudio unless there is no other way around your problem. This new version is so much better and reads more types of discs.

I had this same problem until last week. Unfortunately I do not know which cleared it, the new video card (unlikely I would have thought) or upgrading my op.sys to XP. I was particularly fond of Win'98 (as Dave Cox and my friends on the Forums know to their cost in exhasberation) and I hated to lose it, but other programs demanded a newer system so I had to in the end.

Before rushing out to replace bits (and forgive me if you have already done this) clear out all your junk from the hard drive and do a defrag. This often improves performance wonderfully. After you have done that close down and unplug the CPU for a minute or two. A cold bootup also clears a lot of irritating errors.

I have no idea if any of this is useful to you, I hope so.

good luck