Avoiding W98SE Power Off shutdowns

[K Oz]

Recently I had to deal with shutdown lockups on a Win98SE computer due to a NIC problem. The usual Ctrl-Alt Delete etc. that I knew wouldn't work; the only way I could shut down was to power off which is a last resort for me.

Here's a solution I found that worked:
Creat an emergency exit icon on the desktop that is separate from the normal Start menu Shut Down that will shut down Windows when the normal Shut Down won't.

I created a desktop shortcut named EmerXit for C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE user,exitwindows.

This is the short version of other shutdown methods found here....
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutcut.htm
WINDOWS SHUTDOWN & RESTART CENTER

Using the long version gives a choice of the type of shutdown you want by using different numbers of the n value or a combination of n values.

Microsoft has similar info here...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234216
How to Exit Windows 98/Me Automatically Using a Batch File

Drawbacks of this is you may encounter lockups where there the mouse or monitor isn't available so there are some keyboard shortcuts found here...
http://www.duxcw.com/dcforum/DCForumID7/633.html
Shortcut For Closing Win98SE

This information may be old news to many but I wish I had known about doing this long ago.

Anyone else have other methods to avoid Power Off shutdowns?