A Program Crashes; A Program Stops Responding; Error Messages Appear; A Solid Blue Screen Appears - Dell Inspiron 4100 Manual

Solving Problems: Dell Inspiron 4100

A program crashes

HINT: Software usually includes installation instructions in its documentation or
on a floppy disk or CD.
See the software documentation—
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.

A program stops responding

End the task
1. Press
2. If necessary, click Task Manager.
3. Select the program that is no longer responding.
4. Click End Task.
5. If the computer still does not respond, restart the computer by
pressing the power button until the computer turns off. Press the
power button again to restart the computer.

A solid blue screen appears

Turn the computer off—
or a proper shutdown, 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.

Error messages appear

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Many software manufacturers
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If the computer does not respond to a keystroke