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Article #11593A "sure thing" for getting Windows to go *BOOM*
From: Chris Newbold
Date: Tue, 07 May 1991 00:18
Date: Tue, 07 May 1991 00:18
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I've found a way to crash Windows consistantly (as if its stable anyway). Running Windows 3.0, WfW 1.1 and ATM 1.0 on a PS/2 55sx (2mb RAM): save and print a document from WfW. When WfW finishes spooling the file to the print manager, close WfW (print manager is still sending the file out to the printer). WfW clears off the screen, and the background is repainted. *BOOM* Ranging in severity from Windows signing off leaving the mouse pointer active to an ominous "C:\" prompt appearing in the middle of the screen. Either way, you're destined for the big red one. Can anyone else reproduce this? Happens *EVERY* time for me. Very annoying. -Chris -- >>>> Chris Newbold <<<< * "If you fool around with a thing for very long you * University of Rochester * will screw it up." * Disclaimer: "All warranties expire upon payment of invoice." ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu * uhura.cc.rochester.edu!ctne_ltd@uunet
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!udel!rochester!uhura.cc.rochester.edu!ctne_ltd From: ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Chris Newbold) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: A "sure thing" for getting Windows to go *BOOM* Message-ID: <13877@ur-cc.UUCP> Date: 7 May 91 00:18:48 GMT Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York Lines: 18