Recovering From A Locked Programme; Recovering From A Locked System - Compaq Presario 1200 series User Manual

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Recovering from a Locked Programme

To recover from an unresponsive software programme:
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. The Close Programme window
displays.
2. Select the programme that is not responding.
3. Click the End Task button. A message displays prompting
you to close the programme that is not responding.
4. Click End Task.
Note: Learn to save your work often. Work that has not been saved may
be lost when a programme or the computer stops responding.

Recovering from a Locked System

Occasionally you may encounter a non-working keyboard or a
frozen screen. To restart your computer:
1. Press and hold down the Power
seconds. This action causes a manual shutdown.
2. Press the Power
If your computer still does not restart:
1. Remove the battery and unplug the AC power for at least
30 seconds.
2. Re-insert the battery or re-connect AC power and press the
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Power button once to re-start.
If files were open when the computer locked up, ScanDisk,
a Microsoft Windows utility programme, will automatically
run. ScanDisk will determine if the improper shutdown
caused any errors on the hard drive. Errors may occur if the
Microsoft Windows operating system was not able to close all
files properly before the shutdown. If no errors are found, the
re-start process will continue. If ScanDisk does detect errors,
follow the onscreen instructions to continue the re-start proc-
ess. Work that was not saved prior to the lockup may be lost.
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button for at least four
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button once to restart.
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