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From: Jim on 28 Apr 2010 20:18
After updating my Excel spreadsheet I opened Outlook Express and read my
email. When I finished, I discovered that I could not close the email window
nor could I open any window - everything dead except the mouse pointed!!!

Rebooted and everything works.

Suggestions please.



From: Richard in AZ on 29 Apr 2010 11:03

"Jim" <jrwolfe(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:%23Pz4LGz5KHA.3292(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> After updating my Excel spreadsheet I opened Outlook Express and read my email. When I finished, I
> discovered that I could not close the email window nor could I open any window - everything dead
> except the mouse pointed!!!
>
> Rebooted and everything works.
>
> Suggestions please.
>
>
>
On occasions a program locks and refuses to respond.
Yes, 99% of the time a reboot resets and the system works.
With out a lot more details no one can explain this to you.
When a window refuses to close try the following in place of a reboot.
*Hold the Alt key down and press the F4 key or
*Right-mouse click in the task bar and choose "task manager" and then close the
non-responding program.
If it occurs a lot, then you need to take corrective action. Until then, live with it.


From: Jim on 29 Apr 2010 19:17
Thank you for your suggestion - will try it next time.


"Richard in AZ" <me(a)mailinator.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jim" <jrwolfe(a)comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:%23Pz4LGz5KHA.3292(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> After updating my Excel spreadsheet I opened Outlook Express and read my
>> email. When I finished, I discovered that I could not close the email
>> window nor could I open any window - everything dead except the mouse
>> pointed!!!
>>
>> Rebooted and everything works.
>>
>> Suggestions please.
>>
>>
>>
> On occasions a program locks and refuses to respond.
> Yes, 99% of the time a reboot resets and the system works.
> With out a lot more details no one can explain this to you.
> When a window refuses to close try the following in place of a reboot.
> *Hold the Alt key down and press the F4 key or
> *Right-mouse click in the task bar and choose "task manager" and
> then close the non-responding program.
> If it occurs a lot, then you need to take corrective action. Until then,
> live with it.
>


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