Dell M2400 Service Manual - Page 12

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NOTICE: You may lose data if you are unable to perform an operating system shutdown. Turn the computer off - If you are unable to get a response by pressing a key on your keyboard or moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for at least 8 to 10 seconds (until the computer turns off), and then restart your computer. A program stops responding End the program - 1. Press simultaneously to access the Task Manager. 2. Click the Applications tab. 3. Click to select the program that is no longer responding. 4. Click End Task. A program crashes repeatedly NOTE: Most software includes installation instructions in its documentation or on a floppy disk, CD, or DVD. Check the software documentation - If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system Run the Program Compatibility Wizard - Windows XP: The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it runs in an environment similar to non-XP operating system environments. 1. Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→€Program Compatibility Wizard→€Next. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows Vista: The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it runs in an environment similar to non-Windows Vista operating system environments.

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NOTICE:
You may lose data if you are unable to perform an operating system
shutdown.
Turn the computer off —
If you are unable to get a response by pressing a key on your keyboard or
moving your mouse, press and hold the power button for at least 8 to 10 seconds (until the computer
turns off), and then restart your computer.
A program stops responding
End the program —
1.
Press <Ctrl><Shift><Esc> simultaneously to access the Task Manager.
2.
Click the
Applications
tab.
3.
Click to select the program that is no longer responding.
4.
Click
End Task
.
A program crashes repeatedly
NOTE:
Most software includes installation instructions in its documentation or on a floppy disk,
CD, or DVD.
Check the software documentation —
If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program.
A program is designed for an earlier Windows operating system
Run the Program Compatibility Wizard —
Windows XP
:
The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it runs in an environment similar to
non-XP operating system environments.
1.
Click
Start
All Programs
Accessories
→€
Program Compatibility Wizard
→€
Next
.
2.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Windows Vista
:
The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it runs in an environment similar to
non-Windows Vista operating system environments.