A Program Stops Responding; A Solid Blue Screen Appears; Error Messages Appear; Resolving Other Technical Problems - Dell Inspirion 510m Owner's Manual

A program stops responding

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N D T H E P R O G R A M
Simultaneously press <Ctrl><Shift><Esc>.
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Click the Applications tab, and then select the program that is no longer
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responding.
Click End Task.
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A solid blue screen appears

T
URN THE COMPUTER OFF
proper shutdown (see page 39), press the power button until the computer turns
off. Press the power button again to restart the computer.
The computer restarts.

Error messages appear

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appropriate action. See the software documentation.

Resolving Other Technical Problems

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O TO THE ELL
usage, installation, and troubleshooting questions.
E- D — Go to support.dell.com and then click E-Mail Dell in the
MAIL ELL
Communicate list. Send an e-mail message to Dell about your problem; you can
expect to receive an e-mail message from Dell within hours.
C D
ONTACT ELL
(support.dell.com) or e-mail service, call Dell for technical assistance (see
page 127).
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Solving Problems
— If the computer does not respond to a keystroke or a
M " 81 — Look up the message and take the
ESSAGES ON PAGE
S — Go to support.dell.com for help with general
UPPORT WEBSITE
— If you cannot solve your problem using the Dell Support website