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DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 3/11/02
General Program Problems
A program crashes
HINT:
Software usually
includes installation
instructions in its
documentation or on a
floppy disk or CD.
A program stops responding
A solid blue screen appears
C
HE CK
T HE
D RI VE
F OR
E R RO R S
1
In Windows XP,
click the
Start
button and click
My Computer
.
2
Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and
then click
Properties
.
3
Click the
Tools
tab.
4
Under
Error-checking
, click
Check Now
.
5
Click
Start.
S
EE
T HE
S O FT W A RE
D O CU ME NT AT IO N
—
Many software manufacturers
maintain websites with information that may help you solve the problem. Ensure
that you properly installed and configured the program. Reinstall the program if
necessary.
E
ND
TH E
PR O GR A M
1
Simultaneously press
.
2
Click the
Applications
tab, and then select the program that is no longer
responding.
3
Click the
End Task
button
.
T
UR N
THE
C O MP UT ER
O FF
—
If the computer does not respond to a
keystroke or a proper shutdown (see page 20), press the power button until the
computer turns off. Press the power button again to restart the computer. The
solid blue screen appears because you were not able to perform a proper
Windows
®
shutdown. ScanDisk automatically runs during the start-up process.
Follow the instructions on the screen.